Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc shares valued at $195,712 were sold by Turner Christopher Lee on Jun 26 ’25. At $44.48 per share, Turner Christopher Lee sold 4,400 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,084 shares worth approximately $0.38 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Turner Christopher Lee purchased 4,400 shares, netting a total of over 195,712 in proceeds.
Before that, Tweedy Jeffrey C. had sold 1,200 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $74,400, the Director traded Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc shares for $62.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,200 shares, worth approximately $0.48 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Monness Crespi & Hardt on August 04, 2025, Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc [ASO] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $65. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of June 11, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for ASO. Earlier on December 18, 2024, Citigroup initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for ASO stock.
Analyzing ASO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc [NASDAQ: ASO] plunged -4.74% to $53.66. The stock’s lowest price that day was $53.51, but it reached a high of $57.42 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.99%. Over the course of the year, Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc shares have dropped approximately -2.86%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $59.25 on 01/08/25 and a 52-week low of $33.34 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc (ASO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 52.30, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 50.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 56.22. The next price resistance is at 58.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.27 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.61 million shares to 7.68 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 7.07 million shares. A jump of 7.94% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.59 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.59.
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In terms of Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.52% from the previous closing price of $56.33. Analysts anticipate Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc stock to reach 65 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 05, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $60.
