“The Chairman of Dick's Sporting Goods thumbed his nose at the bears by putting $25M of his own money to work buying more DKS shares that he doesn't need,” said Quo Vadis President John Zolidis, who follows the company closely. Bottom Line DKS is in the right business at the right time, provided that another recession or another inflation spike doesn’t spoil the mood among Wall Street investors. Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) chairman Ed Stack sent a bullish message to the bears recently, buying up shares of the company.