sporting apparel retailer hibbett inc shares hibb jumped 44 in premarket trading friday after the company topped earnings estimates for the third quarter and raised its guidance hibbett said it had net income of 252 million or 168 a share in its fiscal third quarter to oct 30 compared with 253 million or 147 a share in the yearearlier period sales rose 152 to 3817 million from 3314 million a year ago the factset consensus was for eps of 162 and sales of 3600 million samestore sales rose 13 compared with a factset consensus for growth of 52 despite ongoing challenges in the supply chain our inventory position improved significantly during the third quarter chief executive mike longo said in a statement we are very wellpositioned for the holiday selling season and our vendor partners continue to recognize and appreciate our differentiated business model and our ability to provide an outstanding customer experience in underserved communities the company raised its guidance and said it now expects eps of 185 to 205 for the fourth quarter compared with a factset consensus of 176 it expects fiscal 2022 eps of 1170 to 1190 compared with a factset consensus of 1141 it expects samestore sales to rise in the high singledigit for the fourth quarter and to be up in positive high teens for the year shares have gained 56 in the year to date while the sp 500 spx has gained 219