Telsey Advisory Group Predicts Higher Earnings for Dillard’s

Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Dillard’s in a report released on Friday, August 15th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $9.28 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $9.19. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $550.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dillard’s’ current full-year earnings is $33.25 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dillard’s’ Q3 2027 earnings at $5.37 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $7.70 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group increased their target price on Dillard’s from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Dillard’s from $368.00 to $458.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Dillard’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd.

Dillard’s Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:DDS opened at $524.49 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 1.06. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $450.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $408.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.41 and a quick ratio of 1.13. Dillard’s has a fifty-two week low of $282.24 and a fifty-two week high of $533.23.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The company reported $4.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.79 by $0.87. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Dillard’s had a net margin of 8.87% and a return on equity of 30.74%. Dillard’s’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $11.09 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Dillard’s

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 37.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,428,000 after acquiring an additional 2,801 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Dillard’s during the 4th quarter worth approximately $556,000. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Dillard’s during the 4th quarter worth approximately $427,000. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 68.3% during the 4th quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 3,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,303,000 after acquiring an additional 1,228 shares in the last quarter. 67.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.