Abacus FCF Advisors LLC Has $7.12 Million Stock Holdings in Dillard’s, Inc. $DDS

Abacus FCF Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) by 37.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,741 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,191 shares during the period. Abacus FCF Advisors LLC owned 0.08% of Dillard’s worth $7,119,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Dillard’s in the third quarter worth $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 790.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 89 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Dillard’s by 110.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dillard’s during the 3rd quarter valued at about $52,000. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new position in shares of Dillard’s in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.15% of the company’s stock.

Dillard’s Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE DDS opened at $596.90 on Friday. Dillard’s, Inc. has a 12 month low of $324.06 and a 12 month high of $741.97. The company has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 1.27. The business’s 50 day moving average is $599.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $623.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $13.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.98 by $3.07. Dillard’s had a return on equity of 27.55% and a net margin of 8.81%.The company had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $13.48 earnings per share. Dillard’s’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Dillard’s, Inc. will post 32.52 EPS for the current year.

Dillard’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on DDS shares. Zacks Research downgraded Dillard’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Dillard’s from $524.00 to $449.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price objective on shares of Dillard’s from $700.00 to $650.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Dillard’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dillard’s in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $519.67.

Dillard’s Company Profile

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.