Designer Brands Inc (NYSE: DBI)’s stock price has gone rise by 2.63 in comparison to its previous close of 3.80, however, the company has experienced a 3.72% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-31 that VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #designerbags–DIHSAN: North America’s new luxury fashion destination. Curated designer brands, seamless online shopping.
Is It Worth Investing in Designer Brands Inc (NYSE: DBI) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for DBI is at 1.66. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DBI is 32.93M, and currently, shorts hold a 22.61% of that float. The average trading volume for DBI on April 03, 2025 was 1.70M shares.
DBI’s Market Performance
DBI’s stock has seen a 3.72% increase for the week, with a -1.02% drop in the past month and a -24.71% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.70% for Designer Brands Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.78% for DBI’s stock, with a simple moving average of -33.20% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DBI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DBI stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for DBI by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for DBI in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $5 based on the research report published on March 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DBI reach a price target of $6, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for DBI stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on September 12th, 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to DBI, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on June 05th of the previous year.
DBI Trading at -12.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DBI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -64.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.74%, as shares sank -5.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -32.17% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DBI rose by +3.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -46.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.79. In addition, Designer Brands Inc saw -26.97% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DBI starting from Fund 1 Investments, LLC, who sale 250,000 shares at the price of $5.39 back on Jan 28 ’25. After this action, Fund 1 Investments, LLC now owns 1,853,405 shares of Designer Brands Inc, valued at $1,348,586 using the latest closing price.
Stone House Capital Management, the Member of a 10% Group of Designer Brands Inc, purchase 489,149 shares at $5.65 during a trade that took place back on Jan 10 ’25, which means that Stone House Capital Management is holding 5,489,149 shares at $2,763,692 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DBI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Designer Brands Inc stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -3.31, with -0.47 for asset returns.
Based on Designer Brands Inc (DBI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.82 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.62. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.74.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 34.93 million with net debt to EBITDA at 12.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 59.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.24.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Designer Brands Inc (DBI) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
