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ESCA · Escalade Inc

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$21.07 +0.39 (+1.86%)
Market Cap
$284.68M
Shares
13.77M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$20.68 Open$20.51 Day$20.50–20.90 52W close$11.41–22.60 Avg vol 30d46K Short int220K · 1.6% float · 6.9d Short vol44% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 16 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +25%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +6%
      above
      RSI (14) 53
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 83%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +11%
      trailing
      6-month return +44%
      trailing
      YTD return +53%
      this year
      Relative strength +32%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $20 › 200d $17 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -2% holders QoQ · +8 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.60% of float · ▲ +1.7% MoM · 6.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      83 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 58
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +3%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +6%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $28.5M
      Valuation P/E 12.4
      below peers
      Buyback $15.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $15.6M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 40%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −15%
      past year
      ATR 4.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +25% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +6% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      83% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $20 › 200d $17 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -2% holders QoQ · +8 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.60% of float · ▲ +1.7% MoM · 6.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      83 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $11 Now $21 · 83% Range high $23
      vs 200-day avg +25% vs 50-day avg +6%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Gross margin 26.9% Full Year 2025
      Net leverage non-GAAP 0.3 Q4 FY2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Leisure — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ESCA
      Escalade Inc
      this stock
      $284.68M +53.3% +2.7% 12.4 1.6%
      AS
      Amer Sports, Inc.
      $19.69B -12.9% 2.1%
      HAS
      Hasbro, Inc.
      $13.26B +14.1% +13.1% 16.8 5.2%
      LTH
      Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.
      $9.98B +68.2% +14.3% 24.3 4.3%
      GWKSY
      Games Workshop Group Plc/Adr
      $8.66B -1.1% 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      83
      % held
      30.8%
      Net QoQ
      +11.4K sh
      Top holder
      Minerva Advisors LLC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      123
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      219.6K
      Days to cover
      6.9d
      Change
      +3.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      44%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      250
      Value
      $5.0K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.2M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 4
      Buyers Sellers
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $240.2M
      Net income (FY)
      $13.7M
      EPS diluted
      $0.99
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $15.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $130.7K
      Shares
      10.0K
      Filed
      Dec 9, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ESCA -0.7% +10.7% +43.6% +4.1% +53.3%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +1.3% +7.3% +32.4% +2.1% +41.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.153 / share · ex Jul 6, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.1525 / share · ex Oct 6, 2026
      Raised 2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.606 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.93%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 14, 2020
      Authorized
      $15.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 33488 CUSIP 296056104 13F (30d) 79 filings 77 filers Visit website Investor relations