Dillard’s (DDS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) will likely be issuing its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 15th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $9.10 per share and revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $13.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.84 by $3.64. Dillard’s had a net margin of 9.55% and a return on equity of 32.13%. The company had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $15.44 EPS. Dillard’s’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Dillard’s to post $33 EPS for the current fiscal year and $31 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Dillard’s Stock Down 0.5%

Dillard’s stock opened at $393.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $345.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $408.33. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Dillard’s has a 1-year low of $282.24 and a 1-year high of $510.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.13 and a beta of 0.96.

Dillard’s Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on DDS shares. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Dillard’s from $200.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Dillard’s in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Dillard’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th.

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.