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R.J. Hottovy
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Dick's Continues to Solidify Competitive Advantages as Category Evolves; Short-Term Fears Overblown

Dick's third-quarter update helped to solidify our views about the company's strengthening competitive advantages, with impressive comps growth of 5.2% (coming in ahead of management expectations of 2%-3% due in large part to traffic growth of 4.2% at namesake stores) reinforcing our view that it will remain the sporting goods destination of choice even after factoring in new competition brought on by displaced market share. While results clearly benefitted from another strong quarter of license...
Underlying
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.

Dick's Sporting Goods is an omni-channel sporting goods retailer offering sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. The company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream and other specialty concept stores, and Dick's Team Sports HQ, an all-in-one youth sports digital platform offering scheduling, communications and live scorekeeping through its GameChanger mobile apps, free league management services, custom uniforms and fan wear, and access to donations and sponsorships. The company provides products to its customers through its retail stores and online. The company is also involved in local communities, sponsoring teams in various sports.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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R.J. Hottovy

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