Why ASO Stock surged +2.92% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$60.35 +2.92% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc. (ASO) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 66/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $3.72B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C+
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B+
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.6% Base Target
$74 Bull$63 Base$49 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:56% Call Buyers ($2.5M)
44% PutsMax Pain: $59.00
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Why ASO Stock surged +2.92% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc. (ASO) surged +2.92% to $60.35 as options desks priced 56% call premium vs. 44% put protection around the $59 max-pain magnet. Solid 35% profit margin (17% return on capital), mixed timing at 10x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 90% of its 52-week range ($41.29 – $62.45) with RSI-14 at 62.7 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.5M in bullish call flow vs. $2.0M in put flow (Put/Call 0.80x, implied earnings swing ±7.4%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C+ (Hold) backed by 34.8% gross margin and $222.1M annual free cash flow.
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ASO // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +7.95%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $60.86H $61.18L $58.65C $59.20VOL 920.4K
RES: $62.91SUP: $39.90SMA50: $51.36SMA200: $52.78
$63.31$57.54$51.77$46.00$40.23RES $62.91SUP $39.90$59.202026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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ASO Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
-1.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +2.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is ASO stock moving today?

Why ASO Stock surged +2.92% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 35% profit margin (17% return on capital), mixed timing at 10x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.