Designer Brands (DBI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Designer Brands, Inc. (NYSE: DBI) is a leading footwear and accessories retailer and wholesaler in North America. Through its flagship DSW® retail footprint and e-commerce platform, the company offers a wide assortment of branded and private-label footwear, handbags, and related accessories. Designer Brands operates a multi-channel model that combines off-price retail stores with online capabilities to serve value-oriented consumers seeking trend-driven merchandise at competitive prices.

In its Retail segment, Designer Brands operates hundreds of DSW® stores across the United States and Canada, as well as an online storefront that provides customers with a curated shopping experience, loyalty rewards, and on-trend styling content. The Wholesale segment, primarily conducted through The Camuto Group, designs, sources, and markets footwear and accessories for a portfolio of license partners and private-label brands. This segment leverages design studios, sourcing offices, and global supplier relationships to develop products that meet diverse consumer preferences.

The company’s product mix spans casual and dress footwear, active and athletic styles, handbags, and complementary accessories. Designer Brands offers an array of proprietary labels alongside recognized national and international brands, catering to men, women, and children. Private-label brands and exclusive collaborations enable the company to differentiate its assortment and capture higher margins through owned-brand sales channels.

Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Designer Brands has grown from a single off-price shoe warehouse into a multi-brand, multi-channel retailer and wholesaler. In 2018, the company rebranded from DSW Inc. to Designer Brands, Inc. to reflect its expanded footprint in both retail and wholesale markets. Today, Designer Brands serves customers across North America through an integrated network of physical stores, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.60 to $6.10
• 50-Day Range: $5.14 to $6.68
• 52-Week Range: $3.11 to $9.17
• Volume: 970,127 shs
• Average Volume: 561,028 shs
• Market Capitalization: $296.86 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.88
• Dividend Yield: 3.42%
• Price Target: $6.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Designer Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Designer Brands scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 165th out of 489 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Designer Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $6.50, representing about 11.2% upside from its current price of $5.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Designer Brands has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Designer Brands are expected to decrease by -6.00% in the coming year, from $0.50 to $0.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Designer Brands is 20.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Designer Brands is 20.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.65.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Designer Brands has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

31.05% of the float of Designer Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Designer Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.67, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Designer Brands has recently decreased by 3.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Designer Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 3.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Designer Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Designer Brands is 105.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Designer Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.55% next year. This indicates that Designer Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Designer Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Designer Brands this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for DBI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Designer Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Designer Brands insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

67.30% of the stock of Designer Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.79% of the stock of Designer Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/8 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/8 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/10/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DBI
• CIK: 1319947
• Web: www.designerbrands.com
• Phone: (614) 237-7100
• Fax: 614-238-4200
• Employees: 13,000
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Designer Brands: $6.50
• High Price Target: $7.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.69
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$8.37 million
• Net Margins: 0.59%
• Pretax Margin: 1.61%
• Return on Equity: 9.31%
• Return on Assets: 1.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.38
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.10
• Cash Flow: $1.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.43
• Book Value: $5.93 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,780,000
• Free Float: 16,604,000
• Market Cap: $296.86 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24