Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) Shares Acquired by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) by 2.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,751 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Dillard’s worth $4,599,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Newport Trust Company LLC grew its position in shares of Dillard’s by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC now owns 5,002,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,019,147,000 after purchasing an additional 47,951 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Dillard’s by 15.5% in the first 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. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its position in shares of Dillard’s by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 121,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,054,000 after purchasing an additional 4,924 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Dillard’s by 110.5% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 69,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,881,000 after purchasing an additional 36,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Dillard’s by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 62,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,367,000 after purchasing an additional 3,942 shares during the last quarter. 67.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on shares of Dillard’s from $450.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 17th.

Dillard’s Trading Up 3.1 %

NYSE DDS traded up $12.60 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $412.66. 107,670 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 98,223. Dillard’s, Inc. has a 1-year low of $286.39 and a 1-year high of $476.48. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $432.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $423.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of 9.09 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 2.40.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last announced its earnings results on Saturday, May 18th. The company reported $11.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.69 by $1.40. Dillard’s had a net margin of 10.68% and a return on equity of 38.66%. The firm had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.55 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $11.85 earnings per share. Dillard’s’s revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Dillard’s, Inc. will post 34.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dillard’s Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.24%. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.27%.

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.