DDS vs. JWN, M, KSS, DG, QSR, ULTA, EXPE, DLTR, WSM, and CASY
Should you be buying Dillard's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dillard's include Nordstrom (JWN), Macy's (M), Kohl's (KSS), Dollar General (DG), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Expedia Group (EXPE), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), and Casey's General Stores (CASY). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Dillard's vs. Its Competitors
Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) and Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, Nordstrom had 4 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Nordstrom and 6 mentions for Dillard's. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Nordstrom's score of 0.16 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
88.7% of Nordstrom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Dillard's shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Nordstrom shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of Dillard's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Nordstrom has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dillard's has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Dillard's has a net margin of 8.93% compared to Nordstrom's net margin of -1.57%. Dillard's' return on equity of 30.52% beat Nordstrom's return on equity.
Nordstrom pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Nordstrom pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dillard's pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dillard's has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
Dillard's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nordstrom. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordstrom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Nordstrom currently has a consensus price target of $22.80, indicating a potential downside of 7.60%. Dillard's has a consensus price target of $310.00, indicating a potential downside of 30.89%. Given Nordstrom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nordstrom is more favorable than Dillard's.
Summary
Dillard's beats Nordstrom on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:DDS) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
