Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) Stock

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) had its price target boosted by stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $380.00 to $450.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 5.41% from the stock’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dillard’s’ Q1 2026 earnings at $9.99 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on DDS. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Dillard’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Dillard’s from $202.00 to $194.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 16th.

Dillard’s Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of DDS stock opened at $426.92 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 3.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $376.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $397.95. Dillard’s has a twelve month low of $314.57 and a twelve month high of $476.48.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The company reported $4.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.97 by ($1.38). Dillard’s had a return on equity of 34.29% and a net margin of 9.94%. The company had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $7.98 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Dillard’s will post 31.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Dillard’s news, Director Robert C. Connor acquired 100 shares of Dillard’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $346.82 per share, for a total transaction of $34,682.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 78,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,051,960. This represents a 0.13 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 33.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dillard’s

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Dillard’s by 15.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 394,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,255,000 after purchasing an additional 52,974 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Dillard’s in the third quarter valued at about $125,388,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Dillard’s by 36.0% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 124,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,696,000 after purchasing an additional 32,900 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Dillard’s by 1.3% during the first quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 99,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,798,000 after purchasing an additional 1,265 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Dillard’s by 3.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,377,000 after purchasing an additional 2,758 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.15% of the company’s stock.

About Dillard’s

Dillard's, Inc operates retail department stores in the southeastern, southwestern, and midwestern areas of the United States. The company's stores offer merchandise, including fashion apparel for women, men, and children; and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and other consumer goods.