Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS – Get Free Report) is one of 142 public companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Dillard’s to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

This is a summary of current ratings for Dillard’s and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

Dillard’s currently has a consensus target price of $521.33, suggesting a potential downside of 15.03%. As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 18.38%. Given Dillard’s’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dillard’s has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

67.2% of Dillard’s shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Dillard’s shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

This table compares Dillard’s and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dillard’s has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dillard’s’ peers have a beta of -1.27, indicating that their average stock price is 227% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dillard’s pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Dillard’s pays out 2.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 31.9% and pay out 12.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Dillard’s has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

This table compares Dillard’s and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Dillard’s’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Dillard’s. Dillard’s is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dillard’s beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

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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. The Construction segment constructs and remodels stores through CDI Contractors, LLC. The company was founded by William Thomas Dillard in 1938 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

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