Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dillard's $6.47B 1.27 $570.19M $42.06 12.48 Costco Wholesale $275.24B 1.49 $8.10B $19.88 46.60

Is DDS or COST more profitable?

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Dillard's' return on equity of 31.43% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dillard's 10.09% 31.43% 15.63% Costco Wholesale 3.01% 28.04% 10.63%

Does the media prefer DDS or COST?

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 116 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 120 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 0.81 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dillard's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 59 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DDS or ROST?

Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Dillard's. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ross Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dillard's $6.47B 1.27 $570.19M $42.06 12.48 Ross Stores $22.75B 3.09 $2.15B $7.16 30.65

Is DDS or ROST more profitable?

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Ross Stores' net margin of 9.74%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.42% beat Dillard's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dillard's 10.09% 31.43% 15.63% Ross Stores 9.74% 38.42% 15.18%

Does the media prefer DDS or ROST?

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 1 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ross Stores and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ross Stores' score of 0.83 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dillard's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ross Stores 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DDS or ULTA?

Ulta Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than Dillard's. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ulta Beauty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dillard's $6.47B 1.27 $570.19M $42.06 12.48 Ulta Beauty $12.39B 1.64 $1.15B $26.67 17.75

Is DDS or ULTA more profitable?

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Ulta Beauty's net margin of 9.36%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 44.77% beat Dillard's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dillard's 10.09% 31.43% 15.63% Ulta Beauty 9.36% 44.77% 17.27%

Does the media refer more to DDS or ULTA?

In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 18 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Dillard's' score of 0.93 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dillard's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ulta Beauty 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, WMT or DDS?

Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Dillard's. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Walmart $713.16B 1.28 $21.89B $2.85 40.27 Dillard's $6.47B 1.27 $570.19M $42.06 12.48

Is WMT or DDS more profitable?

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Dillard's' return on equity of 31.43% beat Walmart's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walmart 3.13% 21.25% 7.60% Dillard's 10.09% 31.43% 15.63%

Does the media favor WMT or DDS?

In the previous week, Walmart had 68 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Walmart and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Dillard's' score of 0.93 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walmart 44 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dillard's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DDS or BOOT?

Dillard's has higher revenue and earnings than Boot Barn. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boot Barn, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dillard's $6.47B 1.27 $570.19M $42.06 12.48 Boot Barn $2.25B 2.21 $225.88M $7.35 22.38

Is DDS or BOOT more profitable?

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Boot Barn's net margin of 10.02%. Dillard's' return on equity of 31.43% beat Boot Barn's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dillard's 10.09% 31.43% 15.63% Boot Barn 10.02% 18.15% 9.82%

Does the media refer more to DDS or BOOT?

In the previous week, Dillard's had 1 more articles in the media than Boot Barn. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dillard's and 3 mentions for Boot Barn. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Boot Barn's score of 0.38 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dillard's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boot Barn 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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DDS vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, WMT, and BOOT

Should you buy Dillard's stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dillard's with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Dillard's include Costco Wholesale (COST), Ross Stores (ROST), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Walmart (WMT), and Boot Barn (BOOT). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

How does Dillard's compare to Costco Wholesale?

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.01%. Dillard's' return on equity of 31.43% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dillard's	10.09%	31.43%	15.63%
Costco Wholesale	3.01%	28.04%	10.63%

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 116 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 120 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 0.81 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dillard's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Costco Wholesale	59 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dillard's presently has a consensus price target of $521.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.66%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,059.07, suggesting a potential upside of 14.32%. Given Costco Wholesale's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Costco Wholesale	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Dillard's has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dillard's pays out 2.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.6% 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.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dillard's	$6.47B	1.27	$570.19M	$42.06	12.48
Costco Wholesale	$275.24B	1.49	$8.10B	$19.88	46.60

Summary

Costco Wholesale beats Dillard's on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dillard's compare to Ross Stores?

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Dillard's. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ross Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dillard's	$6.47B	1.27	$570.19M	$42.06	12.48
Ross Stores	$22.75B	3.09	$2.15B	$7.16	30.65

Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Dillard's pays out 2.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ross Stores pays out 24.9% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Ross Stores has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Ross Stores' net margin of 9.74%. Ross Stores' return on equity of 38.42% beat Dillard's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dillard's	10.09%	31.43%	15.63%
Ross Stores	9.74%	38.42%	15.18%

Dillard's has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

67.2% of Dillard's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Dillard's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ross Stores shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Ross Stores had 1 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ross Stores and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ross Stores' score of 0.83 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dillard's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ross Stores	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Dillard's presently has a consensus price target of $521.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.66%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $233.18, suggesting a potential upside of 6.25%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ross Stores is more favorable than Dillard's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dillard's	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Summary

Ross Stores beats Dillard's on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dillard's compare to Ulta Beauty?

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

67.2% of Dillard's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Dillard's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ulta Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dillard's has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Ulta Beauty's net margin of 9.36%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 44.77% beat Dillard's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dillard's	10.09%	31.43%	15.63%
Ulta Beauty	9.36%	44.77%	17.27%

Dillard's presently has a consensus price target of $521.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.66%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus price target of $638.09, indicating a potential upside of 34.81%. Given Ulta Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ulta Beauty is more favorable than Dillard's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dillard's	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ulta Beauty	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 18 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Dillard's' score of 0.93 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dillard's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ulta Beauty	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ulta Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than Dillard's. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ulta Beauty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dillard's	$6.47B	1.27	$570.19M	$42.06	12.48
Ulta Beauty	$12.39B	1.64	$1.15B	$26.67	17.75

Summary

Ulta Beauty beats Dillard's on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dillard's compare to Walmart?

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) and Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dillard's pays out 2.9% 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. Walmart has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Dillard's has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Walmart currently has a consensus target price of $138.85, suggesting a potential upside of 20.97%. Dillard's has a consensus target price of $521.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.66%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Dillard's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walmart	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Dillard's	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Dillard's' return on equity of 31.43% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walmart	3.13%	21.25%	7.60%
Dillard's	10.09%	31.43%	15.63%

In the previous week, Walmart had 68 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Walmart and 4 mentions for Dillard's. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Dillard's' score of 0.93 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walmart	44 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dillard's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Walmart has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dillard's has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Dillard's. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walmart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walmart	$713.16B	1.28	$21.89B	$2.85	40.27
Dillard's	$6.47B	1.27	$570.19M	$42.06	12.48

26.8% of Walmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Dillard's shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walmart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.8% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Walmart beats Dillard's on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dillard's compare to Boot Barn?

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Boot Barn (NYSE:BOOT) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

67.2% of Dillard's shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.8% of Dillard's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Boot Barn shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dillard's has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Boot Barn's net margin of 10.02%. Dillard's' return on equity of 31.43% beat Boot Barn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dillard's	10.09%	31.43%	15.63%
Boot Barn	10.02%	18.15%	9.82%

In the previous week, Dillard's had 1 more articles in the media than Boot Barn. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dillard's and 3 mentions for Boot Barn. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Boot Barn's score of 0.38 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dillard's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boot Barn	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Dillard's has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Boot Barn has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the broader market.

Dillard's presently has a consensus target price of $521.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.66%. Boot Barn has a consensus target price of $226.92, indicating a potential upside of 37.98%. Given Boot Barn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boot Barn is more favorable than Dillard's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dillard's	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Boot Barn	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Dillard's has higher revenue and earnings than Boot Barn. Dillard's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boot Barn, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dillard's	$6.47B	1.27	$570.19M	$42.06	12.48
Boot Barn	$2.25B	2.21	$225.88M	$7.35	22.38

Summary

Dillard's beats Boot Barn on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Dillard's	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$8.18B	$4.78B	$27.23B	$23.46B
Dividend Yield	0.23%	2.48%	175.38%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	12.48	11.28	21.16	31.08
Price / Sales	1.27	0.83	3.48	19.77
Price / Cash	11.68	7.00	18.18	18.64
Price / Book	4.61	2.06	6.48	4.77
Net Income	$570.19M	$418.03M	$951.67M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	1.45%	-1.12%	-1.05%	-0.56%
1 Month Performance	-13.95%	-7.65%	-1.61%	-0.11%
1 Year Performance	21.50%	39.70%	-3.83%	16.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DDS Dillard's	2.2321 of 5 stars	$524.82 +0.2%	$521.33 -0.7%	+21.3%	$8.18B	$6.47B	12.48	29,100	Analyst Upgrade
COST Costco Wholesale	4.5694 of 5 stars	$950.25 -0.1%	$1,061.45 +11.7%	-5.6%	$422.05B	$275.24B	47.80	341,000	Trending News Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
ROST Ross Stores	3.5576 of 5 stars	$211.36 -1.0%	$233.18 +10.3%	+69.9%	$68.46B	$22.75B	29.52	111,000
ULTA Ulta Beauty	4.6584 of 5 stars	$452.49 -1.9%	$638.09 +41.0%	-1.6%	$19.83B	$12.39B	16.97	65,000	Positive News
WMT Walmart	4.7444 of 5 stars	$110.65 -1.1%	$138.85 +25.5%	+20.7%	$890.03B	$713.16B	38.82	2,100,000	Trending News

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Dillard's (DDS) Competitors

DDS vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, WMT, and BOOT

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Dillard's (DDS) Competitors

DDS vs. COST, ROST, ULTA, WMT, and BOOT

How does Dillard's compare to Costco Wholesale?

Is DDS or COST more profitable?

Does the media prefer DDS or COST?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DDS or COST?

Do analysts prefer DDS or COST?

Which has more volatility and risk, DDS or COST?

Is DDS or COST a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DDS or COST?

Summary

How does Dillard's compare to Ross Stores?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DDS or ROST?

Is DDS or ROST a better dividend stock?

Is DDS or ROST more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, DDS or ROST?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DDS or ROST?

Does the media prefer DDS or ROST?

Do analysts rate DDS or ROST?

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How does Dillard's compare to Ulta Beauty?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DDS or ULTA?

Which has more volatility and risk, DDS or ULTA?

Is DDS or ULTA more profitable?

Do analysts rate DDS or ULTA?

Does the media refer more to DDS or ULTA?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DDS or ULTA?

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How does Dillard's compare to Walmart?

Is WMT or DDS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer WMT or DDS?

Is WMT or DDS more profitable?

Does the media favor WMT or DDS?

Which has more risk and volatility, WMT or DDS?

Which has better earnings and valuation, WMT or DDS?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WMT or DDS?

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How does Dillard's compare to Boot Barn?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DDS or BOOT?

Is DDS or BOOT more profitable?

Does the media refer more to DDS or BOOT?

Which has more volatility & risk, DDS or BOOT?

Do analysts prefer DDS or BOOT?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DDS or BOOT?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

DDS vs. The Competition

Dillard's Competitors List

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