Nordstrom (JWN) Competitors

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) 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, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

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's	9.55%	32.13%	15.84%
Nordstrom	-1.57%	-18.04%	-1.87%

Does the media favor DDS or JWN?

In the previous week, Dillard's had 4 more articles in the media than Nordstrom. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Dillard's and 9 mentions for Nordstrom. Nordstrom's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Dillard's' score of 1.25 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nordstrom	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DDS or JWN?

Dillard's has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordstrom has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dillard's	$6.59B	0.86	$738.85M	$36.89	9.70
Nordstrom	$15.02B	0.27	$134M	$1.72	14.04

Do analysts prefer DDS or JWN?

Dillard's currently has a consensus price target of $326.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.93%. Nordstrom has a consensus price target of $22.80, suggesting a potential downside of 5.61%. 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)	1.50
Nordstrom	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DDS or JWN?

Nordstrom received 587 more outperform votes than Dillard's when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.89% of users gave Dillard's an outperform vote while only 58.12% of users gave Nordstrom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dillard's	Outperform Votes 433 59.89%	Underperform Votes 290 40.11%
Nordstrom	Outperform Votes 1020 58.12%	Underperform Votes 735 41.88%

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

67.2% of Dillard's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Nordstrom shares are held by institutional investors. 35.0% of Dillard's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Nordstrom shares are held 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.

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 0.3%. Nordstrom pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dillard's pays out 2.7% 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.

Summary

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