What happened Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS) jumped 20.4% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the retailer reported better-than-expected earnings. So what Third-quarter revenue was up 7.2% to $1.94 billion and earnings per share fell 20.5% to $0.35, but all that really mattered was that earnings beat management's guidance of $0.22 to $0.30. Full-year guidance was also increased slightly to $2.95 to $3.07 per share. Image source: Getty Images. What's probably more notable long term is that growth was driven by store expansion, not increased sales at existing stores. In fact, same-store sales were down 0.9%, which is normally seen as a very negative sign in retail. But investors are looking past that with Dick's Sporting Goods' stock. Now what Dick's is in a strange spot on the market, facing an uphill battle against online retailers and seeing same-store sales shrink. But shares are pretty cheap at less than 10 times earnings, so investors see value when there's even the slightest bit of good news. I don't think Dick's is going to be in trouble anytime soon, but without any growth, it's hard to see a reason to get too bullish, despite the big pop last month. 10 stocks we like better than Dick's Sporting GoodsWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dick's Sporting Goods wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. Click here to learn about these picks! *Stock Advisor returns as of November 6, 2017 Travis Hoium has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.