Q2 Earnings Forecast for Dillard’s Issued By Zacks Research

Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for Dillard’s in a research note issued on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.83. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dillard’s’ current full-year earnings is $33.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dillard’s’ Q3 2027 earnings at $7.47 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $10.57 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $7.92 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $33.03 EPS and Q1 2029 earnings at $10.40 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Dillard’s from $460.00 to $465.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their target price on shares of Dillard’s from $700.00 to $650.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Dillard’s in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Dillard’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Dillard’s from $524.00 to $449.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $521.33.

Dillard’s Stock Performance

NYSE DDS opened at $606.78 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $574.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $617.24. The stock has a market cap of $9.48 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 1.17. Dillard’s has a fifty-two week low of $386.85 and a fifty-two week high of $741.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.65.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $16.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.13 by $5.91. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.55 billion. Dillard’s had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 31.89%. The company’s revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $10.39 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dillard’s

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DDS. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Dillard’s by 28,394.2% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 226,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,354,000 after buying an additional 225,734 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Dillard’s in the fourth quarter valued at $36,598,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Dillard’s in the third quarter valued at $31,813,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Dillard’s by 1,331.6% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 40,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,293,000 after buying an additional 37,871 shares during the period. Finally, Man Group plc increased its stake in Dillard’s by 464.3% in the third quarter. Man Group plc now owns 38,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,846,000 after purchasing an additional 31,929 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.15% of the company’s stock.

Dillard’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Dillard’s’s payout ratio is presently 2.85%.

About Dillard’s

Dillard’s, Inc (NYSE:DDS), headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a U.S.-based department store chain founded by William T. Dillard in 1938. Over more than eight decades of operation, the company has grown from a single store in Nashville, Arkansas, to a prominent retailer with a national footprint. Dillard’s equity is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DDS.

The company operates approximately 280 departmental stores across 29 states, offering a broad assortment of merchandise that includes men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, cosmetics, footwear, and home furnishings.