Dunelm Group (DNLM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dunelm is the UK's market leader in homewares with a purpose 'to help create the joy of truly feeling at home, now and for generations to come'. Its specialist customer proposition offers value, quality, choice and style across an extensive range of c.70,000 products, spanning multiple homewares and furniture categories and including services such as Made to Measure window treatments. The business was founded in 1979 by the Adderley family, beginning as a curtains stall on Leicester market before expanding its store footprint. The business has grown to 180 stores across the UK and has developed a successful online offer through dunelm.com which includes home delivery and Click & Collect options. 152 stores now include Pausa coffee shops, where customers can enjoy a range of hot and cold food and drinks. From its textiles heritage in areas such as bedding, curtains, cushions, quilts and pillows, Dunelm has built a comprehensive offer as ‘The Home of Homes’ including furniture, kitchenware, dining, lighting, outdoor, decoration and DIY. The business predominantly sells specialist own-brand products sourced from long-term, committed suppliers. Dunelm is headquartered in Leicester and employs over 11,000 colleagues. It has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since October 2006 (DNLM.L) and the business has returned over £1bn in distributions to shareholders in the last ten years*. * Ordinary dividends plus special dividends plus special distributions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 974.50 to 982
• 50-Day Range: 968.50 to 1,155
• 52-Week Range: 953 to 1,279
• Volume: 27,824 shs
• Average Volume: 1.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,325.00
• Dividend Yield: 4.49%
• Price Target: GBX 1,251.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Dunelm Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dunelm Group scored higher than 60% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Dunelm Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dunelm Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dunelm Group is 1,321.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dunelm Group is 1,321.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 335.91.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Dunelm Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dunelm Group has a P/B Ratio of 14.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 DNLM.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Dunelm Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Dunelm Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dunelm Group is 5,945.95%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DNLM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Dunelm Group has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Dunelm Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dunelm Group insiders have sold 247.63% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £94,302.50 in company stock and sold £327,819.96 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

34.28% of the stock of Dunelm Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.86% of the stock of Dunelm Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DNLM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DNLM shares performed this year?

Dunelm Group's stock was trading at GBX 1,068 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DNLM stock has decreased by 8.4% and is now trading at GBX 978.
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How do I buy shares of Dunelm Group?

Shares of DNLM 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 Dunelm Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dunelm Group investors own include Cineworld Group (CINE), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barratt Developments (BDEV), British Land (BLND), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Barclays (BARC) and Burberry Group (BRBY).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/26 Dividend: 10/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/26/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:DNLM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: dunelm.production.investis.com
• Phone: +44-116-2644400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,251.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,430
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,060
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,321.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.69
• P/E Growth: -10.32
• Net Income: £151.20 million
• Net Margins: 8.86%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 109.80%
• Return on Assets: 19.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 236.84
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: GBX 15.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 65.07
• Book Value: GBX 68 per share
• Price / Book: 14.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 202,220,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.98 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.18