The stock of Dillard’s Inc (NYSE: DDS) has increased by 1.19% when compared to last closing price of $450.43. Despite this, the company has experienced a 10.30% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-07-02 that Dillard’s (DDS) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.
Is It Worth Investing in Dillard’s Inc (NYSE: DDS) Right Now?
Dillard’s Inc (NYSE: DDS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.59x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.07. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 1 as “hold”, and 1 as “sell”.
The public float for DDS is 7.72M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.84% of that float. On July 04, 2025, the average trading volume of DDS was 146.02K shares.
DDS’s Market Performance
The stock of Dillard’s Inc (DDS) has seen a 10.30% increase in the past week, with a 14.65% rise in the past month, and a 25.21% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.68% for DDS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 10.34% for DDS stock, with a simple moving average of 14.97% for the last 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 $450 based on the research report published on November 15, 2024 of the previous 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 $380, previously predicting the price at $475. The rating they have provided for DDS stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on August 16th, 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 previous year.
DDS Trading at 15.96% 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 -10.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.49%, as shares surge +14.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +41.75% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DDS rose by +10.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +30.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $413.08. In addition, Dillard’s Inc saw 12.76% 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 WATTS J C JR, who sold 800 shares at the price of $395.00 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, WATTS J C JR now owns 10,600 shares of Dillard’s Inc, valued at $316,000 using the latest closing price.
WATTS J C JR, the Director of Dillard’s Inc, proposed sale 800 shares at $395.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that WATTS J C JR is holding N/A shares at $316,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DDS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11% for the present operating margin
- 0.39% for the gross margin
The net margin for Dillard’s Inc stands at 0.09%. The total capital return value is set at 0.27%. Equity return is now at value 30.93%, with 14.72% for asset returns.
Based on Dillard’s Inc (DDS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.98. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15060.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 947.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 115.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.41.
Conclusion
To sum up, Dillard’s Inc (DDS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
