DFS Furniture (DFS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DFS Furniture plc designs, manufactures, sells, delivers, installs, and retails upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company retails sofas under the DFS and Sofology brand names. It also engages in the manufacture of upholstered furniture and the supply of contract logistics. The company operates a network of DFS showrooms and Sofology stores, as well as sells its products through websites. DFS Furniture plc was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Doncaster, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 127.40 to 131.54
• 50-Day Range: 126.40 to 145
• 52-Week Range: 95 to 147
• Volume: 135,953 shs
• Average Volume: 229,023 shs
• Market Capitalization: £294.97 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: GBX 185
• Consensus Rating: Buy

DFS Furniture Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DFS Furniture scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

DFS Furniture has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DFS Furniture has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DFS Furniture is -68.54, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DFS Furniture is -68.54, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

DFS Furniture has a PEG Ratio of 0.56. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DFS Furniture has a P/B Ratio of 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DFS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

DFS Furniture has a dividend yield of 0.01%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

DFS Furniture does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DFS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

DFS Furniture has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.36 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for DFS Furniture this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for DFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added DFS Furniture to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DFS Furniture insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.74% of the stock of DFS Furniture is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.11% of the stock of DFS Furniture is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DFS shares performed this year?

DFS Furniture's stock was trading at GBX 140 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DFS stock has decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at GBX 128.
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How do I buy shares of DFS Furniture?

Shares of DFS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of DFS Furniture own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that DFS Furniture investors own include Intel (INTC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL), The Gym Group (GYM), JD Sports Fashion (JD), Lowe's Companies (LOW) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:DFS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.dfscorporate.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1302-330365
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 185
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 185
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 185
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (1.87)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.64
• P/E Growth: 0.56
• Net Income: £-4,299,167.76
• Net Margins: -0.45%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -1.90%
• Return on Assets: 3.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 258.38
• Current Ratio: 0.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £964.48 million
• Price / Sales: 0.31
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.25
• Book Value: GBX 97.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 230,444,242
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £294.97 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.58