Consolidated Planning Corp Has $654,000 Holdings in Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE:DDS)

Consolidated Planning Corp boosted its stake in Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE:DDS - Free Report) by 154.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,514 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 919 shares during the period. Consolidated Planning Corp's holdings in Dillard's were worth $654,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Stephens Inc. AR grew its stake in Dillard's by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 7,322 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,161,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Dillard's during the 4th quarter worth approximately $963,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Dillard's by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 9,548 shares of the company's stock worth $4,122,000 after purchasing an additional 1,481 shares in the last quarter. Clientfirst Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dillard's during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,873,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Dillard's by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 352,006 shares of the company's stock worth $151,975,000 after purchasing an additional 25,212 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.15% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DDS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Dillard's from $194.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com raised shares of Dillard's from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their price target on shares of Dillard's from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, November 15th.

Dillard's Price Performance

Shares of Dillard's stock traded down $4.51 on Friday, reaching $494.00. 100,771 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 107,038. The firm's 50 day moving average is $458.04 and its 200-day moving average is $408.75. Dillard's, Inc. has a one year low of $328.00 and a one year high of $503.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 2.38. The firm has a market cap of $7.85 billion, a PE ratio of 12.72 and a beta of 0.88.

Dillard's Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $25.00 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 5.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. Dillard's's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.57%.

Insider Transactions at Dillard's

In related news, VP Tom W. Bolin sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.45, for a total value of $130,035.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 1,167 shares of the company's stock, valued at $505,836.15. This represents a 20.45 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 33.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Dillard's Profile

Dillard's, Inc engages in the retail of fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishings, and other consumer goods. It operates through the Retail Operations and Construction segments. The Retail Operations segment comprises sells cosmetics, ladies' apparel, ladies' accessories and lingerie, juniors' and children's apparel, men's apparel and accessories, shoes, and home and furniture products.