** Shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors ASO.O down 6.6%
at $47.20 premarket after co lowers annual sales forecast
** Co says it expects annual net sales between $6.11 bln to
$6.17 bln vs $6.18 bln to $6.37 bln previously
** Co also misses Q3 sales expectations as sticky inflation
and warm weather hurt consumer demand
** Q3 adj profit of $1.38 per share misses avg estimates of
$1.59/shr - LSEG
** Up to last close, stock down ~4% YTD
(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru)
((Juveria.Tabassum@thomsonreuters.com;))