Dillard's (DDS) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS - Get Free Report) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 15th. Analysts expect Dillard's to post earnings of $9.10 per share and revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter.

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $13.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.84 by $3.64. The company had revenue of $2.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion. Dillard's had a return on equity of 32.13% and a net margin of 9.55%. Dillard's's quarterly revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $15.44 EPS. On average, analysts expect Dillard's to post $33 EPS for the current fiscal year and $31 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Dillard's Trading Up 0.2%

DDS stock traded up $0.91 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $396.64. The company had a trading volume of 20,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 140,208. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $344.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $408.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Dillard's has a 52-week low of $282.24 and a 52-week high of $510.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.21 and a beta of 0.96.

Dillard's Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Dillard's's payout ratio is 2.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on DDS. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Dillard's in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com raised shares of Dillard's from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Dillard's from $200.00 to $202.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th.

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.