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Dick’s Sporting Goods shines after topping Q1 estimates and reaffirming outlook

The strong results come as Dick’s tees up its $2.4 billion Foot Locker acquisition.

Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods initially jumped as much as 6% after beating Q1 expectations and reaffirming its outlook, but gave back most of those gains in early trading.

Earnings per share for the quarter came in at $3.37, topping the $3.28 analysts expected. Revenue also beat estimates and jumped 5% to a Q1 record of $3.1 billion. Same-store sales rose 4.5%, marking the fifth straight quarter with comps above 4%.

Dick’s opened two new 100,000-square-foot interactive House of Sport locations and four new Dick’s Field House stores during the quarter. The company also doubled down on its optimism around a $2.4 billion takeover bid for Foot Locker, which would combine to bring Dick’s total stores to over 3,200 and bring in more than $10 billion in annual revenue, including $5 billion from footwear.

“We are very pleased with our first-quarter results,” President and CEO Lauren Hobart said in a statement. “Our performance shows the strength of our long-term strategy and consistent execution. Q1 comps rose 4.5% thanks to growth in both average ticket and transactions.”

Looking ahead, Dick’s reaffirmed its 2025 outlook, projecting comparable sales growth of 1% to 3% and full-year EPS between $13.80 and $14.40. The forecast includes all tariffs currently in effect. Dick’s shares are still down about 22% so far this year.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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Nike sinks to lowest level since 2014 after warning of “challenged” sales environment in Q4 report

Did Nike do it?

Investors had a mixed reaction after the global sports apparel company reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. Shares initially rose 5% as Nike beat out Wall Street expectations amid a hefty tariff refund bonus. However, the stock then sank to its lowest level since August 2014 in postmarket trading.

Here are the Q4 numbers:

  • Revenue of $11.0 billion (estimate: $10.8 billion).

  • Adjusted earnings per share of $0.20 (estimate: $0.12).

Ahead of this report, Nike warned that results would be flattered by a one-time tariff refund (now estimated at roughly $0.52 per share for the bottom line). That gave the company an extra cushion in snapping its streak of seven quarters of year-over-year profit declines.

Over the past year, the company had been punished by tariffs on imported goods, stagnant consumer spending, and increasing competition from other footwear brands like New Balance, Adidas, and Hoka.

Outgoing CFO Matthew Friend deemed it an “increasingly challenging operating environment, where sell-through remains challenged.”

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