Dick's Sporting Goods Set To Double In Five Years

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By Valuentum: By all accounts, Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) reported a strong third quarter. Same store sales were up 4.1%, earnings increased to $0.33 a share on a GAAP basis, up nearly 170% year-over-year. Additionally, management raised guidance to $2.01-$2.03 per share from $1.94-$1.96, although we don’t think the guidance raise is very surprising.

ByDavid Guarino:Five years from today when investors look back in time they will likely mark 2013 as a catalyst year for Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS). With active/healthy lifestyles becoming a growing trend in this country, Dick's is positioning itself to capture a large piece of consumer's discretionary income. Last year the company had over $5.8 billion in sales giving it roughly 9% of the U.S.

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By Insider Monkey: Bank of America Merrill Lynch research analyst Robert F. Ohmes and his team published a report titled “Holiday Trend Update: Predicting the Outperformers” on December 21, 2011. The report isn't publicly available, so we will summarize the important points. The focus of this report was on retailer’s pre-Christmas season performance. Analysts have identified outperformers in the sector on the basis of current and future trends in the retail markets.

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By Valuentum: The ever expanding Dick’s Sporting Goods looks fairly valued

Stone Fox Capital submits:Another quarter and another solid report from Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS). DKS has to be one of the best run retailers in the world. The company continually takes market share in a fragmented sporting goods market that has mainly weak competitors. This trend should continue for years.