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Dillard's (DDS) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Dillard's (DDS - Free Report) closed at $182.26, marking a -1.53% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.02%.

Coming into today, shares of the department store operator had gained 1.21% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector gained 0.19%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.01%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from DDS as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, DDS is projected to report earnings of $2.45 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 762.16%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.26 billion, up 36.89% from the prior-year quarter.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $15.17 per share and revenue of $5.82 billion. These totals would mark changes of +655.68% and +35.21%, respectively, from last year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for DDS. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. DDS is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Looking at its valuation, DDS is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 12.21. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 11.88.

We can also see that DDS currently has a PEG ratio of 0.5. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. Retail - Regional Department Stores stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 0.66 based on yesterday's closing prices.

The Retail - Regional Department Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 110, putting it in the top 44% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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