Dillard's (DDS) Competitors $548.17 -0.38 (-0.07%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$547.41 -0.76 (-0.14%) As of 07:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DDS vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, BKE, BOOT, KR, M, WMT, KSS, and TSCOShould you be buying Dillard's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dillard's include Costco Wholesale (COST), Ross Stores (ROST), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Buckle (BKE), Boot Barn (BOOT), Kroger (KR), Macy's (M), Walmart (WMT), Kohl's (KSS), and Tractor Supply (TSCO). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Dillard's vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Ross Stores Ulta Beauty Buckle Boot Barn Kroger Macy's Walmart Kohl's Tractor Supply Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Which has higher earnings & valuation, DDS or COST? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Dillard's. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDillard's$6.59B1.30$593.48M$36.2615.12Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.65$7.37B$17.6353.60 Is DDS or COST more profitable? Dillard's has a net margin of 8.87% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.92%. Dillard's' return on equity of 30.74% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dillard's8.87% 30.74% 14.92% Costco Wholesale 2.92%30.48%10.52% Does the media refer more to DDS or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 73 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 13 mentions for Dillard's. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Dillard's' score of 1.07 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dillard's 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 57 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, DDS or COST? Dillard's has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate DDS or COST? Dillard's currently has a consensus price target of $394.33, indicating a potential downside of 28.06%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,050.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.12%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than Dillard's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dillard's 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DDS or COST? 67.2% of Dillard's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.8% of Dillard's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DDS or COST a better dividend stock? Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dillard's pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% 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 and Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Costco Wholesale is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Dillard's on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dillard's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DDS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart DDS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDillard'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.58B$4.51B$27.27B$21.32BDividend Yield0.18%2.84%172.54%3.51%P/E Ratio15.1212.9227.5629.34Price / Sales1.300.998.9752.89Price / Cash11.297.5357.7923.86Price / Book4.862.134.725.39Net Income$593.48M$364.99M$872.89M$996.59M7 Day Performance8.44%6.95%2.84%3.12%1 Month Performance6.95%8.06%-0.10%2.97%1 Year Performance61.01%17.06%17.54%12.83% Dillard's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DDSDillard's3.2893 of 5 stars$548.17-0.1%$394.33-28.1%+59.4%$8.58B$6.59B15.1228,800Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6135 of 5 stars$941.58-1.8%$1,050.00+11.5%+4.5%$417.57B$254.45B53.41333,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastROSTRoss Stores4.7405 of 5 stars$147.45+0.1%$160.00+8.5%-2.0%$48.23B$21.13B23.40107,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionULTAUlta Beauty3.6365 of 5 stars$524.37-1.0%$495.35-5.5%+43.7%$23.57B$11.30B20.4858,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBKEBuckle3.3971 of 5 stars$55.95-0.4%$54.00-3.5%+32.5%$2.86B$1.22B13.998,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBOOTBoot Barn3.6306 of 5 stars$172.95-0.3%$182.54+5.5%+25.8%$5.28B$1.99B27.2810,400Positive NewsKRKroger4.5086 of 5 stars$70.16+0.9%$70.58+0.6%+28.9%$46.37B$147.12B19.12409,000Trending NewsMMacy's3.362 of 5 stars$13.29-2.1%$13.22-0.5%-11.3%$3.61B$22.80B6.7594,189News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWMTWalmart4.6405 of 5 stars$96.18-0.7%$110.07+14.4%+26.2%$767.56B$680.99B36.162,100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionKSSKohl's3.8985 of 5 stars$13.96+0.5%$9.89-29.1%-17.3%$1.56B$16.22B12.8187,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeTSCOTractor Supply4.2841 of 5 stars$61.52-0.1%$61.80+0.5%+14.3%$32.60B$14.88B30.1952,000Positive NewsEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COST Competitors ROST Competitors ULTA Competitors BKE Competitors BOOT Competitors KR Competitors M Competitors WMT Competitors KSS Competitors TSCO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DDS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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