Foot Locker Stock News

Dick's Sporting Goods, the retail market share leader in sporting goods, will acquire Foot Locker, the world's largest specialty footwear retailer, for $2.4 billion, nearly tripling total store count, expanding its global presence and further solidifying leadership in both the performance athletic sector and the broader sneaker and sportswear markets.

JD Sports Fashion PLC (LSE:JD.) could become a target for a take-private deal, according to a note from Citi, which highlights how depressed valuations and favourable financial mechanics could make a buyout feasible and potentially lucrative.

Dick's Sporting Goods plans to acquire Foot Locker and position the combined organization to serve sports retail consumers around the world. The two companies announced the deal in a Thursday (May 15) press release, saying the transaction implies an equity value of $2.4 billion and an enterprise value of $2.5 billion.

NEW YORK, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:

NEW YORK , May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential securities law violations by Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) and its board of directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS). Stockholders will receive either $24.00 or 0.1168 shares of DICK'S Sporting Goods common stock for each share of Foot Locker stock tha...

On Thursday morning, Pittsburgh-based Dick's Sporting Goods announced its plans to acquire footwear and apparel retailer Foot Locker. The two companies have entered into a merger agreement, where Dick's Sporting Goods will buy Foot Locker for $2.4 billion.

Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) is making a bid to acquire rival Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL) for roughly $2.3 billion in a move that would reshape the US athletic retail landscape and give Dick's a broader reach into lower-income and international markets. The potential acquisition, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, would value Foot Locker at $24 per share—a roughly 87% premium to the...

It's the second major footwear deal this month after the $9.4 billion buyout of Skechers.