Casey’s General Stores to Join S&P 500 – What It Means for Shareholders

Convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores (CASY) will join the coveted S&P 500 (SPX) index at Thursday’s market open, April 9. It replaces Hologic Inc. (HOLX), due to its acquisition by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (BX) and TPG Global (TPG), with the deal expected to complete today, April 7, 2026. S&P 500 additions often trigger share surges from index fund buying, expanding the investor base.

Additionally, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) will replace CASY in the S&P MidCap 400, while Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) takes DOCN’s spot in the S&P SmallCap 600. The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the changes yesterday, pushing CASY shares over 4% in after-hours trading.

What’s In It for Investors?

A company’s inclusion in the SPX means greater liquidity and stability for stock investors. Both active and passive funds that track the S&P 500 index are required to add these companies to their portfolios, thus increasing demand. To qualify for inclusion, the company must have reported a profit in its most recent quarter and have cumulative profit in the trailing twelve months. Notably, CASY has surpassed profit expectations in all of the past eight quarters.

CASY stock has surged 12.5% since the company released solid Q3FY26 results on March 9. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.49 was much higher than the prior year’s $2.33 and consensus of $3.00. Sales were mostly flat at $3.92 billion, missing expectations of $4.04 billion. Meanwhile, Inside same-store sales increased 4.0% compared to prior year and same-store fuel gallons were up 0.4%. CASY also pays a regular quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share, reflecting a yield of 0.39%.

Is CASY a Good Stock to Buy?

On TipRanks, CASY stock has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on seven Buys and six Hold ratings. The average Casey’s General price target of $715.08 implies 4.4% downside potential from current levels.