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: 135 to 135
• 50-Day Range: 115 to 139
• 52-Week Range: 95 to 140
• Volume: 2,551 shs
• Average Volume: 231,572 shs
• Market Capitalization: £316.09 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.96%
• Price Target: GBX 120
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

DFS Furniture Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DFS Furniture scored higher than 38% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

DFS Furniture has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DFS Furniture has received no research coverage 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 -6,750.00, 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 -6,750.00, 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 1.36. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

DFS Furniture is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

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: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

DFS Furniture has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.28 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for DFS Furniture this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for DFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Balanced

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DFS Furniture insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £37,200 in company stock and sold £37,772 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

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 121.80 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, DFS stock has increased by 10.8% and is now trading at GBX 135.
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How do I buy shares of DFS Furniture?

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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
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 120
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 120
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 120
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.02)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.61
• P/E Growth: 0.56
• Net Income: £-4,700,000.00
• Net Margins: -0.45%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -2.02%
• 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: £987.10 million
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.25
• Book Value: GBX 99 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 234,140,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £316.09 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.58