Capital Advisors Inc. OK Reduces Stock Holdings in Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS)

Capital Advisors Inc. OK cut its stake in shares of Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,224 shares of the company’s stock after selling 57 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK’s holdings in Dillard’s were worth $528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in Dillard’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in Dillard’s by 61.3% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Dillard’s in the third quarter valued at about $70,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Dillard’s by 1,500.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its holdings in Dillard’s by 85.3% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 215 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.15% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dillard’s

In other Dillard’s news, VP Tom W. Bolin sold 300 shares of Dillard’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.45, for a total value of $130,035.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,167 shares in the company, valued at $505,836.15. The trade was a 20.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 33.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on DDS. Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on Dillard’s from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Dillard’s from $194.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Dillard’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday.

Dillard’s Trading Down 1.3 %

NYSE:DDS opened at $494.42 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $7.86 billion, a PE ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50 day moving average is $454.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $406.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Dillard’s, Inc. has a 52 week low of $328.00 and a 52 week high of $501.41.

Dillard’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $25.00 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This represents a yield of 5.68%. Dillard’s’s payout ratio is 2.57%.

Dillard’s Profile

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.