ESCALADE INC (ESCA)
Consumer Discretionary · recreational products · NASDAQ
Escalade, Inc. is a diversified manufacturer of sporting goods and home recreation equipment, providing products for indoor and outdoor active play.
What ESCALADE INC does
Escalade, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and outdoor recreation equipment. The company's portfolio includes products for table tennis, basketball, fitness, billiards, and various other indoor and outdoor games. They serve both consumer retail markets and institutional clients through their various brand holdings.
Themes: home recreation, sporting goods, consumer leisure
Fundamentals
- Price$21.09 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$290M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+70.2% 2025-08-21 close $12.39 → 2026-08-21 close $21.09
- P/E12.42 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+9.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+28.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+13.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.08 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-8.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.53 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.0%; pays a dividend.
How ESCA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, ESCA's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 60%, free-cash-flow payout 29%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout60% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout29% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How ESCALADE INC looks technically
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) is trading 28.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 140 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 28.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +28.0% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $19.55 | $19.55 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $16.47 | $16.47 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 19.401. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 140 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 140 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 56.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($19.93 to $23.07) — its "stochastic" reading is 37 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 36.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 7 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $23.07 | $23.07 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 8.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 84.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +84.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.6% below its highest point of the past year | 8.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $25.72 (set on 2021-05-28) | $25.72 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($11.41 to $22.60), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 13% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $15.33 to $15.68. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 13.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 18.0% below its all-time high | -18.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 7.8% above a support level at $19.44 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-28, most recently on 2026-07-01. Since 2024-08-21 it has 17 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -7.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.3 (set on 2009-02-19) | $0.3 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 6930.0% above its all-time low | +6,930% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 75% of it) | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.8625 between its high and its low — about 4.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.8625 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $18.96 and $22.69 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $18.96 – $20.83 – $22.69 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (28.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.65× |
|---|
Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
|---|---|---|
| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 2.4% above the previous close 14 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 19.86 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.4% |
| Gap filled | a 5.1% gap down opened on 2026-07-31 has been "filled" 15 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 15 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
|---|
Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 7.3 percentage points (the stock gained 9.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | +7.3% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.1 percentage points (the stock gained 13.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +10.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 38.5 percentage points (the stock gained 49.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | +38.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 49.7 percentage points (the stock gained 70.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | +49.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 9.2% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.1% of the share price. | +9.2% |
|---|
Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 16% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $18.23 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +15.7% |
|---|---|---|
| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is sitting right on the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $21.14 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 17 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ESCA last closed at $21.09 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 17 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $19.44 | Support | 7.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-28 to 2026-07-01 |
| $19.02 | Support | 9.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-15 to 2026-06-11 |
| $18.52 | Support | 12.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-25 to 2026-04-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $19.40.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $20.48 and $21.85 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close above $23.07.
This reading has stood for 6 trading days, since 2026-08-14.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Elliott wave 4 pullbacks | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$24.00 range $24.00 – $24.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["dependence on consumer discretionary spending levels","supply chain disruptions impacting inventory and sales costs","exposure to tariff and import cost fluctuations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ESCA's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 'baseline tariff rate and individualized higher rates on many countries' in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Added statement 'Although the United States Supreme Court ruled that many of these tariffs were invalid' in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Added 'the availability of any refunds of such tariffs remains uncertain and the Government has initiated new tariffs and may impose other tariffs as well' in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Added new sentence about Middle East hostilities: 'Additionally, hostilities in the Middle East have adversely affected shipping routes and oil prices and may have effects on the economy in general' in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Added reference to 'rising energy costs and disrupted shipping routes' in newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Removed:
- Removed 'as well as negotiations of trade agreements to potentially replace such tariffs' from newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Removed 'Although the United States has begun to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements with several nations, few agreements have been finalized to date and the administration has paused or modified many of its announced tariffs leading to uncertainty with respect to which tariffs may apply and the size and scope of such tariffs' from newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Removed 'However, recent announcements from China and the US have reignited concerns over a potential trade war' from newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Removed 'Although the Company has engaged in actions to mitigate the potential impacts from tariffs and other economic pressures such as inflation and supply chain disruptions, it may not be able to effectively protect itself from these risks' from newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Removed 'a potential trade war with China and other restrictions on trade' reference as originally phrased from newer filing (2026-04-30)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'has made a series of announcements' (2025-10-30) to 'has made a series of announcements' in tariff opening sentence structure; expanded with specific tariff details in newer filing
- Changed page number from 15 (2025-10-30) to 13 (2026-04-30)
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the end of the tariff discussion section; the older filing text ends mid-sentence with 'Tariffs, a potential trade war with China and other restrictions on trade could result in increased costs and/or the unavailability of good' which is incomplete
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 2 sells ($413107) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 2 sells ($413107) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 4 sells ($1M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-04. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ESCA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ESCA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 728,624
- Reported value $12,510,474
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
ESCA had 219,574 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ESCA had 1.60% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.86 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 219,574
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.60%
- Prior settlement (shares) 215,950
- Reported change 1.68%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.86
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Brunswick Corporation (BC)
- Peloton Interactive (PTON)
- Johnson Outdoors (JOUT)
- YETI Holdings (YETI)
- Vista Outdoor (VSTO)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
Compare ESCA vs…
Frequently asked questions
What does ESCALADE INC (ESCA) do?
Escalade, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and outdoor recreation equipment. The company's portfolio includes products for table tennis, basketball, fitness, billiards, and various other indoor and outdoor games. They serve both consumer retail markets and institutional clients through their various brand holdings.
What sector is ESCALADE INC (ESCA) in?
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is recreational products. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does ESCA pay a dividend?
Yes — ESCALADE INC (ESCA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.01% (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are ESCALADE INC's (ESCA) competitors?
Notable peers of ESCALADE INC (ESCA) include Brunswick Corporation, Peloton Interactive, Johnson Outdoors, YETI Holdings and Vista Outdoor. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ESCALADE INC (ESCA) overbought or oversold right now?
ESCALADE INC (ESCA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ESCA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.