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Dillard's (DDS) Stock Moves -0.55%: What You Should Know

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Dillard's (DDS - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $280.87, moving -0.55% from the previous trading session. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.37%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.35%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.24%.

Coming into today, shares of the department store operator had lost 1.76% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector lost 7.64%, while the S&P 500 lost 6.51%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from Dillard's as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $4.87, down 50.36% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.48 billion, up 0.14% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $36.23 per share and revenue of $6.8 billion, which would represent changes of -9.54% and +4.79%, respectively, from the prior year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Dillard's. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Dillard's is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Investors should also note Dillard's's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 7.8. This represents a no noticeable deviation compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.8.

The Retail - Regional Department Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 235, which puts it in the bottom 7% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.


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