Dillard's (DDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Construction segment constructs and remodels stores through CDI Contractors, LLC. The company was founded by William Thomas Dillard in 1938 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $439.24 to $446.63
• 50-Day Range: $370.52 to $466.00
• 52-Week Range: $328.00 to $476.48
• Volume: 8,979 shs
• Average Volume: 94,643 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.48
• Dividend Yield: 0.22%
• Price Target: $324.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Dillard's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dillard's scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 134th out of 217 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: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Dillard's has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dillard's has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.79%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dillard's are expected to decrease by -7.79% in the coming year, from $33.25 to $30.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dillard's is 11.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dillard's is 11.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 97.92.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dillard's has a P/B Ratio of 3.72. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.12% of the float of Dillard's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dillard's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dillard's has recently increased by 10.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Dillard's has a dividend yield of 0.22%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Dillard's has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dillard's is 2.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dillard's will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.26% next year. This indicates that Dillard's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.00

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.12% of the float of Dillard's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dillard's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dillard's has recently increased by 10.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Dillard's has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Dillard's this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for DDS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added Dillard's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dillard's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.80% of the stock of Dillard's is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.15% of the stock of Dillard's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DDS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DDS shares performed this year?

Dillard's' stock was trading at $431.74 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DDS shares have increased by 4.7% and is now trading at $451.95.
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How were Dillard's' earnings last quarter?

Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 15th. The company reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.97 by $1.38. The company's quarterly revenue was down 6.7% on a year-over-year basis.

How do I buy shares of Dillard's?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Dillard's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dillard's investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/15/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/6 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/3 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/06/2025
• Today: 1/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Department stores
• Sub-Industry: Department Stores
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DDS
• CUSIP: 25406710
• CIK: 28917
• Web: www.dillards.com
• Phone: (501) 376-5200
• Fax: 501-376-5917
• Employees: 30,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $324.00
• High Stock Price Target: $450.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $198.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -28.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $38.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $738.85 million
• Net Margins: 9.55%
• Pretax Margin: 11.79%
• Return on Equity: 32.13%
• Return on Assets: 15.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 2.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.07
• Cash Flow: $53.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.38
• Book Value: $121.36 per share
• Price / Book: 3.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,904,000
• Free Float: 10,710,000
• Market Cap: $7.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.89