Q1 Earnings Forecast for Dillard’s Issued By Zacks Research

Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dillard’s in a report issued on Wednesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $9.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $9.07. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dillard’s’ current full-year earnings is $33.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dillard’s’ Q2 2027 earnings at $3.15 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $6.78 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $9.36 EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $3.31 EPS.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported $8.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.43 by $1.88. The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Dillard’s had a net margin of 8.87% and a return on equity of 30.55%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $7.73 EPS.

DDS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dillard’s in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Dillard’s from $184.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Dillard’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Dillard’s from $411.00 to $524.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group raised their price target on shares of Dillard’s from $450.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $511.33.

Dillard’s Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:DDS opened at $681.79 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $10.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.80 and a beta of 1.15. Dillard’s has a 12 month low of $282.24 and a 12 month high of $737.73. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $615.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $522.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 2.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dillard’s

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fox Run Management L.L.C. grew its stake in Dillard’s by 37.2% in the 2nd quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 2,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,000 after buying an additional 587 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its position in shares of Dillard’s by 10.3% during the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 8,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,456,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dillard’s by 217.8% in the second quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 3,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089 shares during the period. Unison Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Dillard’s by 2.3% in the second quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 7,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,342,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dillard’s in the second quarter valued at $836,000. 67.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director J C. Watts, Jr. sold 750 shares of Dillard’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $594.60, for a total value of $445,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,094,650. This trade represents a 6.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 34.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Dillard’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio is 3.26%.

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.