Dillard’s (DDS) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 15th. Analysts expect Dillard’s to post earnings of $9.10 per share and revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $13.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.84 by $3.64. Dillard’s had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 32.13%. The business had revenue of $2.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.49 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $15.44 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Dillard’s to post $33 EPS for the current fiscal year and $31 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Dillard’s Stock Up 1.9 %

DDS stock opened at $352.64 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.08 and a beta of 0.96. Dillard’s has a 1-year low of $282.24 and a 1-year high of $510.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $344.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $408.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Dillard’s Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DDS has been the topic of several recent research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Dillard’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Dillard’s in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Dillard’s from $200.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th.

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.