Designer Brands (DBI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Designer Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, and retailing of footwear and accessories for women, men, and kids primarily in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, Canada Retail, and Brand Portfolio. It provides dress, casual, and athletic footwear and accessories, as well as handbags. The company offers its products under the Vince Camuto, Keds, Hush Puppies, Topo, Lucky Brand, Jessica Simpson, Le Tigre, and other brands. It offers its products through its direct-to-consumer stores; DSW mobile app; e-commerce sites, such as vincecamuto.com and topoathletic.com, as well as dsw.com, dsw.ca, and theshoecompany.ca websites; and a portfolio of banners, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.90 to $4.23
• 50-Day Range: $3.24 to $5.93
• 52-Week Range: $3.20 to $11.06
• Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.03 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $187.88 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.10%
• Price Target: $5.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Designer Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Designer Brands scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Designer Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Designer Brands has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 175.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Designer Brands are expected to grow by 175.00% in the coming year, from $0.20 to $0.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Designer Brands is -130.62, 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 Designer Brands is -130.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Designer Brands has a P/B Ratio of 0.62. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.36% of the float of Designer Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Designer Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Designer Brands has recently increased by 6.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Designer Brands is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.95%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Designer Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Designer Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.36% next year. This indicates that Designer Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.92

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.36% of the float of Designer Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Designer Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Designer Brands has recently increased by 6.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.05

News Sentiment

Designer Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Designer Brands this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Designer Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Designer Brands insiders have bought 109.35% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,820,985.00 in company stock and sold $1,347,500.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

63.10% of the stock of Designer Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.79% of the stock of Designer Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DBI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DBI shares performed this year?

Designer Brands' stock was trading at $5.34 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DBI shares have decreased by 26.6% and is now trading at $3.92.
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How were Designer Brands' earnings last quarter?

Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE:DBI) announced its earnings results on Thursday, March, 20th. The company reported ($0.44) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.47) by $0.03. Designer Brands's revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Designer Brands' major shareholders?

Designer Brands' top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.00%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (3.96%), D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. (3.30%) and Aristotle Capital Boston LLC (3.29%). Insiders that own company stock include Stone House Capital Management, Fund 1 Investments, Llc, Jared A Poff, William L Jordan, Deborah L Ferree, Joanna T Lau, Mary Turner, James S Weinberg, Harvey L Sonnenberg and Mark Haley.
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How do I buy shares of Designer Brands?

Shares of DBI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Designer Brands own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Designer Brands investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), American Water Works (AWK) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/20/2025
• Today: 3/26/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend: 3/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/03/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Shoe stores
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DBI
• CIK: 1319947
• Web: www.designerbrands.com
• Phone: (614) 237-7100
• Fax: 614-238-4200
• Employees: 13,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $5.25
• High Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.31)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.60
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $29.06 million
• Net Margins: -0.07%
• Pretax Margin: -0.65%
• Return on Equity: 3.18%
• Return on Assets: 0.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.66
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.06
• Cash Flow: $1.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.58
• Book Value: $6.28 per share
• Price / Book: 0.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,928,000
• Free Float: 17,685,000
• Market Cap: $187.88 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.08