Dillard’s’ (DDS) Market Perform Rating Reaffirmed at Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group restated their market perform rating on shares of Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) in a research note published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $450.00 target price on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dillard’s’ Q2 2026 earnings at $3.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.16 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $28.57 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.34 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $7.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $24.56 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on DDS. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Dillard’s from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. StockNews.com raised shares of Dillard’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th.

Dillard’s Trading Up 2.1%

NYSE DDS opened at $418.88 on Friday. Dillard’s has a twelve month low of $282.24 and a twelve month high of $510.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 2.38. The stock has a market cap of $6.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $347.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $409.14.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $10.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.10 by $1.29. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.53 billion. Dillard’s had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 32.13%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $11.10 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Dillard’s will post 33.25 EPS for the current year.

Dillard’s Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.24%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 2.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 352,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,975,000 after purchasing an additional 25,212 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 211,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,339,000 after purchasing an additional 20,155 shares during the period. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 26,618.5% in the 1st quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 186,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,694,000 after purchasing an additional 185,531 shares during the period. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 152,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,951,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the period. Finally, Clientfirst Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dillard’s in the 4th quarter valued at $48,873,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.15% of the company’s stock.

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.