What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Dillard’s Q3 Earnings?

Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dillard’s in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 28th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $6.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $6.61. The consensus estimate for Dillard’s’ current full-year earnings is $33.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dillard’s’ Q4 2026 earnings at $9.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $30.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $9.07 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $9.17 EPS.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The company reported $4.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.79 by $0.87. Dillard’s had a return on equity of 30.74% and a net margin of 8.87%.The company had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $11.09 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Dillard’s from $368.00 to $458.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Dillard’s from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on shares of Dillard’s from $450.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Dillard’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Sell” and an average target price of $394.33.

Dillard’s Trading Down 2.8%

NYSE DDS opened at $531.98 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $475.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $411.70. Dillard’s has a 12 month low of $282.24 and a 12 month high of $553.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 0.99.

Dillard’s Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is an increase from Dillard’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Dillard’s’s payout ratio is currently 2.76%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dillard’s

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $554,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Dillard’s by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,216,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Dillard’s by 12.3% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 293 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dillard’s by 3.5% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 959 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Dillard’s by 13.0% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 279 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. 67.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Dillard’s

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.