Dillard's (DDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dillard’s, Inc. is an American department-store retailer headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company operates department stores and clearance centers offering a broad selection of fashion apparel, accessories, cosmetics, footwear, home furnishings and other merchandise. Its stores generally feature products for women, men and children, along with home-related goods and services.

Dillard’s also sells merchandise through its e-commerce platform, extending its retail business beyond its physical locations. The company serves customers primarily in the United States, with stores concentrated in the South, Southwest and Midwest. Its department stores typically combine national brands with products from private-label and exclusive-brand offerings.

The business traces its roots to 1938, when William T. Dillard opened his first store in Nashville, Arkansas. It expanded through organic growth and acquisitions to become one of the largest department-store operators in the United States. Dillard’s remains associated with the Dillard family, which has played a significant role in the company’s management and strategic direction.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $620.38 to $647.51
• 50-Day Range: $524.82 to $657.00
• 52-Week Range: $503.06 to $741.97
• Volume: 187,799 shs
• Average Volume: 170,509 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.57
• Dividend Yield: 0.19%
• Price Target: $545.67
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Dillard's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dillard's scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 344th out of 475 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: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Dillard's has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Dillard's has a consensus price target of $545.67, representing about 14.2% downside from its current price of $636.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dillard's has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dillard's are expected to decrease by -6.11% in the coming year, from $35.50 to $33.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dillard's is 14.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dillard's is 14.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.26.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dillard's has a P/B Ratio of 4.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.39% of the float of Dillard's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dillard's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.21.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dillard's has recently increased by 6.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Dillard's has a dividend yield of 0.19%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Dillard's has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dillard's is 2.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dillard's will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.60% next year. This indicates that Dillard's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Dillard's has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Dillard's this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

21 people have searched for DDS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dillard's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

34.80% of the stock of Dillard's is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.15% of the stock of Dillard's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/3 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Record date for 11/2 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/2 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Broadline Retail
• Sub-Industry: Broadline Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DDS
• CIK: 28917
• Web: www.dillards.com
• Phone: (501) 376-5200
• Fax: 501-376-5917
• Employees: 29,100
• Year Founded: 1938

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dillard's: $545.67
• High Price Target: $650.00
• Low Price Target: $468.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -14.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $43.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $570.19 million
• Net Margins: 10.48%
• Pretax Margin: 12.91%
• Return on Equity: 31.88%
• Return on Assets: 16.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 3.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.53
• Cash Flow: $44.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.19
• Book Value: $135.77 per share
• Price / Book: 4.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,620,000
• Free Float: 10,184,000
• Market Cap: $9.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.15