Telsey Advisory Group Estimates Dillard’s Q4 Earnings

Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group upped their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Dillard’s in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $9.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $9.33. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $450.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dillard’s’ current full-year earnings is $33.25 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on DDS. UBS Group upped their target price on Dillard’s from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. StockNews.com lowered Dillard’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday.

Dillard’s Trading Down 8.5 %

Shares of NYSE:DDS opened at $399.31 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $464.73 and a 200-day moving average of $414.55. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.28 and a beta of 0.88. Dillard’s has a twelve month low of $328.00 and a twelve month high of $510.00.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $13.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.84 by $3.64. The business had revenue of $2.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.49 billion. Dillard’s had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 32.13%. The company’s revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $15.44 earnings per share.

Dillard’s Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.25%. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.71%.

Insider Transactions at Dillard’s

In other Dillard’s news, VP Tom W. Bolin sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.45, for a total transaction of $130,035.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 1,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $505,836.15. The trade was a 20.45 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 33.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DDS. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Dillard’s by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 352,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,975,000 after buying an additional 25,212 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in Dillard’s by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 211,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,339,000 after purchasing an additional 20,155 shares during the period. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC grew its position in Dillard’s by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 152,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,951,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the last quarter. Clientfirst Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Dillard’s during the 4th quarter worth about $48,873,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Dillard’s by 47.0% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 81,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,307,000 after buying an additional 26,132 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.15% of the company’s stock.

About Dillard’s

Dillard’s, Inc engages in the retail of fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishings, and other consumer goods. It operates through the Retail Operations and Construction segments. The Retail Operations segment comprises sells cosmetics, ladies’ apparel, ladies’ accessories and lingerie, juniors’ and children’s apparel, men’s apparel and accessories, shoes, and home and furniture products.