Designer Brands
DBI
About: Designer Brands Inc is a designer, producer, and retailer of footwear and accessories. The company operates in three reportable segments: the U.S. Retail segment, the Canada Retail segment and the Brand Portfolio segment. The U.S. Retail segment operates the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse banner through its direct-to-consumer U.S. stores and e-commerce site. The Canada Retail segment operates The Shoe Company and DSW banners through its direct-to-consumer Canada stores and e-commerce sites. The Brand Portfolio segment earns revenue from the sale of wholesale products to retailers, commissions for serving retailers as the design and buying agent for products under private labels, and the sale of branded products through its direct-to-consumer e-commerce sites.
Employees: 14,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,025% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.24M | Put options by funds: $732K
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 42
6.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.47% [Q1] → 86.79% (-6.68%) [Q2]
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 139 [Q1] → 125 (-14) [Q2]
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $137M [Q1] → $84.9M (-$52.4M) [Q2]
48% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 29
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
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Telsey Advisory Group
Dana Telsey
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$5
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Market Perform
Maintained
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10 Sep 2025 |
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UBS
Jay Sole
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$4
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Neutral
Maintained
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4 Sep 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 22 articles about DBI published over the past 30 days
