Nordstrom (JWN) Competitors $24.68 +0.04 (+0.14%) As of 05/20/2025 02:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock JWN vs. DDS, M, KSS, GAP, URBN, ANF, BKE, AEO, LE, and PLCEShould you be buying Nordstrom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nordstrom include Dillard's (DDS), Macy's (M), Kohl's (KSS), GAP (GAP), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Buckle (BKE), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Lands' End (LE), and Children's Place (PLCE). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Nordstrom vs. Dillard's Macy's Kohl's GAP Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Buckle American Eagle Outfitters Lands' End Children's Place Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Is DDS or JWN more profitable? Dillard's has a net margin of 9.55% compared to Nordstrom's net margin of -1.57%. Dillard's' return on equity of 32.13% beat Nordstrom's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dillard's9.55% 32.13% 15.84% Nordstrom -1.57%-18.04%-1.87% Does the MarketBeat Community favor DDS or JWN? Nordstrom received 588 more outperform votes than Dillard's when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.78% of users gave Dillard's an outperform vote while only 58.17% of users gave Nordstrom an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDillard'sOutperform Votes43459.78% Underperform Votes29240.22% NordstromOutperform Votes102258.17% Underperform Votes73541.83% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DDS or JWN? Dillard's has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDillard's$6.56B1.02$738.85M$36.1911.64Nordstrom$15.02B0.27$134M$1.7214.35 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DDS or JWN? 67.2% of Dillard's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Nordstrom shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of Dillard's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Nordstrom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is DDS or JWN a better dividend stock? Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Nordstrom pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dillard's pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordstrom pays out 44.2% 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. Do analysts recommend DDS or JWN? Dillard's currently has a consensus price target of $310.00, indicating a potential downside of 26.39%. Nordstrom has a consensus price target of $22.80, indicating a potential downside of 7.60%. Given Nordstrom's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nordstrom is more favorable than Dillard's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dillard's 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Nordstrom 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Does the media refer more to DDS or JWN? In the previous week, Nordstrom had 5 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Nordstrom and 23 mentions for Dillard's. Nordstrom's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Dillard's' score of 0.79 indicating that Nordstrom is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dillard's 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nordstrom 10 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, DDS or JWN? Dillard's has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordstrom has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDillard's and Nordstrom tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nordstrom News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JWN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 JWN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNordstromFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.13B$20.41B$25.13B$19.30BDividend Yield3.09%2.59%169.81%3.84%P/E Ratio15.7213.8924.6034.53Price / Sales0.270.943.9734.83Price / Cash3.459.9219.4117.51Price / Book4.735.446.104.69Net Income$134M$702.99M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.59%0.82%-1.01%-1.74%1 Month Performance2.51%13.73%10.25%7.50%1 Year Performance15.68%-9.20%8.11%4.15% Nordstrom Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JWNNordstrom2.8677 of 5 stars$24.68+0.1%$22.80-7.6%+15.7%$4.13B$15.02B15.7272,000Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeDDSDillard's2.6614 of 5 stars$404.49-3.7%$310.00-23.4%-3.6%$6.43B$6.56B10.4130,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeMMacy's4.5035 of 5 stars$12.01-1.8%$14.00+16.6%-40.8%$3.35B$23.01B20.3688,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeKSSKohl's3.825 of 5 stars$8.43-1.5%$9.61+14.0%-68.3%$938.46M$16.22B3.8099,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGAPGAP3.6576 of 5 stars$27.98+2.2%$27.21-2.7%N/A$10.54B$15.09B12.9585,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeURBNUrban Outfitters3.797 of 5 stars$61.42-2.2%$54.00-12.1%+85.7%$5.69B$5.55B17.6023,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.1511 of 5 stars$78.06-1.3%$115.50+48.0%-46.0%$3.72B$4.95B7.7231,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBKEBuckle3.0912 of 5 stars$41.34-0.2%$41.00-0.8%+12.8%$2.11B$1.22B10.498,300Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.8812 of 5 stars$11.88-3.9%$14.80+24.6%-52.0%$2.05B$5.33B10.1540,800Upcoming EarningsLELands' End0.3052 of 5 stars$9.06-4.3%N/A-33.9%$279.78M$1.36B-13.735,000Positive NewsPLCEChildren's Place0.9861 of 5 stars$6.01-2.3%$9.00+49.8%-48.6%$76.84M$1.39B-0.4211,900News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Dillard's Competitors Macy's Competitors Kohl's Competitors GAP Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors Buckle Competitors American Eagle Outfitters Competitors Lands' End Competitors Children's Place 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:JWN) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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