Designer BrandsDBI
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 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
200% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $3.61M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 46
3.0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.47% [Q4 2024] → 93.47% (-3.0%) [Q1 2025]
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 152 [Q4 2024] → 139 (-13) [Q1 2025]
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 39
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $207M [Q4 2024] → $137M (-$69.8M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
UBS Jay Sole | 4%downside $3 | Neutral Maintained | 11 Jun 2025 |
Telsey Advisory Group Dana Telsey | 28%upside $4 | Market Perform Maintained | 11 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 22 articles about DBI published over the past 30 days
