Dillard's (NYSE:DDS – Get Rating) was upgraded by stock analysts at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued on Saturday.
A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on DDS. Bank of America decreased their target price on Dillard's from $215.00 to $150.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Dillard's from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $210.00 to $298.00 in a report on Monday, August 15th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on Dillard's from $325.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dillard's presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $245.75.
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DDS stock opened at $287.30 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.92 billion, a PE ratio of 5.82 and a beta of 0.73. Dillard's has a 1-year low of $167.03 and a 1-year high of $416.71. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $267.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $275.72.
Dillard's (NYSE:DDS – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 11th. The company reported $9.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.88 by $6.42. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Dillard's had a return on equity of 60.87% and a net
margin of 13.73%. The firm's revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $8.81 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Dillard's will post 36.23 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Dillard's
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DDS. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Dillard's by 181.2% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 276,433 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,732,000 after acquiring an additional 178,137 shares during the period. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new stake in shares of Dillard's during the 2nd quarter worth $19,962,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in shares of Dillard's by 121.3% during the 1st quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 157,486 shares of the company's stock worth $42,268,000 after buying an additional 86,326 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Dillard's by 2,550.0% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 53,000 shares of the company's stock worth $14,225,000 after buying an additional 51,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dillard's by 75.5% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 111,022 shares of the company's stock worth $29,797,000 after buying an additional 47,775 shares during the last quarter. 59.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Dillard's Company Profile
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Dillard's, Inc operates retail department stores in the southeastern, southwestern, and midwestern areas of the United States. Its stores offer merchandise, including fashion apparel for women, men, and children; and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and other consumer goods. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated 280 Dillard's stores, including 30 clearance centers, and an Internet store at dillards.com.
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