Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Increases Position in Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE:DDS)

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in Dillard's by 129.7% in Q1, now owning 2,155 shares valued at $772,000.
• Dillard's reported earnings of $10.39 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates and achieving a revenue of $1.54 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, set to be paid on August 4th, with a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE:DDS - Free Report) by 129.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,155 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,217 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH's holdings in Dillard's were worth $772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of DDS. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Dillard's by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,314 shares of the company's stock worth $1,863,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in Dillard's by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,136 shares of the company's stock worth $2,216,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Dillard's by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,047 shares of the company's stock worth $375,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Dillard's by 26.2% during the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 284 shares of the company's stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in Dillard's by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 783 shares of the company's stock worth $338,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.15% of the company's stock.

Dillard's Stock Performance

Shares of DDS stock traded up $1.33 on Monday, hitting $469.88. The company had a trading volume of 106,122 shares, compared to its average volume of 143,182. The firm has a market cap of $7.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.98 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $432.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $407.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Dillard's, Inc. has a twelve month low of $282.24 and a twelve month high of $514.39.

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $10.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.10 by $1.29. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion. Dillard's had a return on equity of 30.52% and a net margin of 8.93%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $11.10 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Dillard's, Inc. will post 33.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dillard's Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Dillard's's payout ratio is currently 2.76%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Dillard's from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of Dillard's in a research report on Friday, May 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Dillard's from $368.00 to $458.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Dillard's from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th.

Dillard's Profile

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.