Dillard’s Inc (NYSE: DDS)’s stock price has soared by 11.47 in relation to previous closing price of 388.51. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 8.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-14 that Dillard’s (DDS) came out with quarterly earnings of $7.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.47 per share. This compares to earnings of $9.30 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Dillard’s Inc (NYSE: DDS) Right Now?
Dillard’s Inc (NYSE: DDS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.66x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for DDS is at 0.87. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
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The public float for DDS is 8.07M, and currently, shorts hold a 12.83% of that float. The average trading volume for DDS on November 15, 2024 was 155.68K shares.
DDS’s Market Performance
The stock of Dillard’s Inc (DDS) has seen a 8.28% increase in the past week, with a 12.28% rise in the past month, and a 22.60% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.68%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.48% for DDS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.76% for DDS’s stock, with a 6.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DDS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DDS stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for DDS by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for DDS in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $380 based on the research report published on August 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DDS reach a price target of $475, previously predicting the price at $450. The rating they have provided for DDS stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on May 17th, 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to DDS, setting the target price at $450 in the report published on February 27th of the current year.
DDS Trading at 15.72% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DDS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.68%, as shares surge +11.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +25.91% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DDS rose by +8.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $387.49. In addition, Dillard’s Inc saw 7.29% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DDS starting from CONNOR ROBERT C, who purchase 100 shares at the price of $346.82 back on Aug 19 ’24. After this action, CONNOR ROBERT C now owns 78,000 shares of Dillard’s Inc, valued at $34,682 using the latest closing price.
WATTS J C JR, the Director of Dillard’s Inc, sale 400 shares at $428.79 during a trade that took place back on Jun 07 ’24, which means that WATTS J C JR is holding 11,400 shares at $171,516 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DDS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dillard’s Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.57. Equity return is now at value 36.10, with 18.41 for asset returns.
Based on Dillard’s Inc (DDS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.85. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -371.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.14 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 108.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.14.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Dillard’s Inc (DDS) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bearish, with some giving it a “sell” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
