** Shares of sportswear retailer Dick's Sporting Goods DKS.N rise 1.3% to $198 premarket
** Co forecasts annual net sales between $22.1 billion and $22.4 billion, above expectations of $21.98 billion-data compiled by LSEG
** Q4 net sales rise ~60% to $6.23 billion, above estimates of $6.07 billion, and adjusted EPS of $4.05 surpass expectations of $2.87, driven by holiday season sales
** However, annual adjusted EPS forecast of between $ 13.50 and $14.50 comes in below analysts' expectations of $14.67
** Stock down 13.5% in 2025
(Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru)
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