Designer Brands (DBI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE: DBI) is a footwear and accessories retailer operating through stores and e-commerce platforms in the United States and Canada. The company’s retail operations include the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company and Shoe Warehouse banners, offering a broad selection of footwear for women, men and children.

Designer Brands sells athletic, casual and dress shoes, as well as boots, sandals, handbags, accessories and related products. Its assortment includes products from national and international brands alongside private-label merchandise. The company also has brand ownership, licensing and other strategic partnerships associated with labels such as Vince Camuto.

The company traces its roots to the DSW business and adopted the Designer Brands name in 2019 following its acquisition of the Camuto Group. Through its retail stores, digital channels and brand-related activities, Designer Brands serves consumers seeking a range of footwear and accessories across multiple price points.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.98 to $6.54
• 50-Day Range: $5.14 to $6.58
• 52-Week Range: $3.29 to $9.17
• Volume: 668,255 shs
• Average Volume: 646,971 shs
• Market Capitalization: $315.15 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.02
• Dividend Yield: 3.24%
• Price Target: $6.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Designer Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Designer Brands scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th out of 486 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Designer Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Designer Brands is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Designer Brands are expected to grow by 15.38% in the coming year, from $0.52 to $0.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Designer Brands is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Designer Brands is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 42.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Designer Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

33.52% 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 7.99.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Designer Brands has recently increased by 4.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Designer Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 3.12%, 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 71.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Designer Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.33% next year. This indicates that Designer Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Designer Brands has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for DBI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Designer Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $271,154.00 in 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

• Last Earnings: 9/10/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• 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: $6.75
• High Price Target: $7.00
• Low Price Target: $6.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$8.37 million
• Net Margins: 0.59%
• Pretax Margin: 1.63%
• Return on Equity: 9.31%
• Return on Assets: 1.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.38
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 0.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.11
• Cash Flow: $1.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.75
• Book Value: $5.67 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,120,000
• Free Float: 16,717,000
• Market Cap: $315.15 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23