Overview
Designer Brands Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, is a prominent player in the footwear and accessories sector, operating as a designer, producer, and retailer. The company boasts an extensive portfolio of owned and licensed brands, catering to a diverse market through its vast network of retail stores and an assertive online presence. Pivotal to its strategic endeavors are the expansion of its Exclusive Brand offerings and significant advancements in digital transformation, which aim to enhance consumer engagement and operational efficiencies. Designer Brands' agility in adapting to changing market trends, coupled with its focus on innovative distribution and marketing strategies, underscores its commitment to maintaining a competitive edge in the dynamic retail landscape.
Basic Stats
The share price of Designer Brands Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $4.73 / share. This is an increase of 27.49% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Designer Brands Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $230.03 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Designer Brands Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 230.03 MM |
| EV | 710.52 MM |
| Shares Out. | 48.63 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | -0.59 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.23 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-06-05 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.64 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 6.10 MM |
| Short Interest | 7.22 MM |
| Short Float | 26.53 % |
| Days to Cover | 6.23 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | -21.56 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.85 |
| Beta | 1.77 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | -0.30 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | -0.50 |
| PE Ratio | -8.00 |
| Price/Book | 0.85 |
| Price/TBV | 4.50 |
| Book/Market | 1.18 |
| EBIT/EV | -0.04 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.04 |
| ROA | -0.01 |
| ROE | -0.08 |
| ROIC | -0.02 |
| CROIC | 0.00 |
| OCROIC | 0.05 |
| Implied Volatility | 121.55 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.18 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Designer Brands Inc. is $3.57. The forecasts range from a low of $3.03 to a high of $4.20. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Designer Brands Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-02 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-12-02 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2022-09-01 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-03 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-18 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-12-08 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2021-12-08 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2021-09-01 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2021-05-27 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2021-05-20 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2020-11-09 | UBS | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-09-04 | Needham | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-06-15 | Needham | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-06 | Susquehanna | Positive | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2020-03-30 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2020-03-18 | Needham | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-18 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-16 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-01-02 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2019-12-16 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2019-09-16 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Upgrade |
| 2019-05-31 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2019-05-16 | Wedbush | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-04-12 | CL King | Buy | Strong Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-12-12 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2018-12-12 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-12-03 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-11-16 | Susquehanna | Negative | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2018-08-29 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-08-29 | Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-08-29 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2018-08-29 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-08-29 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2018-08-29 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-08-17 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Negative | Downgrade |
| 2018-08-13 | Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-06-22 | Needham | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-05-31 | Susquehanna | Positive | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2018-05-31 | Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-05-31 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-05-23 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2018-05-21 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2018-03-19 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2017-11-20 | Buckingham | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2017-11-16 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Upgrade |
| 2017-11-01 | Wedbush | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2017-10-20 | Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-08-23 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2017-08-23 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2017-08-23 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-08-23 | B. Riley | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-08-22 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2017-07-26 | Wedbush | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-07-25 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-05-24 | Susquehanna | Negative | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2017-05-09 | Buckingham | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2017-03-09 | Mizuho | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2017-01-03 | Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2017-01-03 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-12-15 | Mizuho | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-12-07 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-11-04 | Standpoint Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-11-01 | Wedbush | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2016-09-16 | Susquehanna | Negative | Initiate | |
| 2016-08-31 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-07-15 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2016-07-11 | Wells Fargo | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2016-05-16 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-16 | Johnson Rice | Buy | Accumulate | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-16 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-16 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-16 | Buckingham Research | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-03-04 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-01 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2015-11-25 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2015-11-19 | Wells Fargo | Underperform | Initiate | |
| 2015-11-04 | Telsey Advisory Group | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2015-11-04 | Susquehanna | Positive | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-11-04 | MKM Partners | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-11-04 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-11-04 | Buckingham Research | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-10-30 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2015-10-27 | Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-10-26 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2015-09-28 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-09-28 | B. Riley | Neutral | Downgrade | |
| 2015-08-26 | Telsey Advisory Group | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-26 | Susquehanna | Positive | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-26 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-26 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-26 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-26 | B. Riley FBR | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-26 | B. Riley | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-08-04 | KeyBanc | Sector Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2015-05-28 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-03-18 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-03-18 | Citigroup | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-02-24 | Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-02-20 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-02-12 | Jefferies | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-11-26 | Sterne Agee | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2014-11-26 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2014-11-26 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-11-19 | Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Upgrade |
| 2014-10-30 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Initiate | |
| 2014-09-08 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2014-09-06 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2014-08-27 | MKM Partners | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-08-27 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-07-28 | Sterne Agee | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2014-05-29 | Susquehanna | Positive | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-05-29 | Citigroup | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-05-29 | Buckingham Research | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-05-28 | Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-05-28 | Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-05-08 | Buckingham Research | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2014-04-30 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-29 | Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-04-02 | Brean Capital | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2013-11-27 | Citigroup | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-09-25 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2013-08-28 | Brean Capital | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2013-08-06 | BB&T Capital | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2013-07-15 | Sterne Agee | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2013-05-21 | CL King | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-03-27 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-03-22 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2013-02-08 | Sterne Agee | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2012-12-04 | William Blair | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2012-11-26 | KeyBanc | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2012-11-20 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-10-19 | Citigroup | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2012-09-06 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2012-08-22 | Brean Capital | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-08-21 | Brean Capital | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-19 | Benchmark | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2012-07-09 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2012-06-26 | Brean Capital | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2023-02-09 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-09 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2023-03-17 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Reiterate | |
| 2023-03-29 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2023-06-06 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-06-08 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Reiterate |
| 2023-06-09 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Reiterate |
| 2023-12-07 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-12-06 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-09-08 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2023-09-08 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-08-31 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Reiterate |
| 2023-09-07 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Reiterate |
| 2023-12-06 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-11-28 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Reiterate |
| 2024-06-04 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-03-22 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-05-30 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-06-05 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-03-21 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Reiterate |
| 2025-03-14 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-09-11 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-08-27 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-12-04 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-09-12 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-09-12 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-03-21 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-03-21 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-12-10 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-03-20 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-06-10 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-09-04 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-06-11 | UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2025-09-03 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-06-03 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2025-06-11 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
