DBI — Designer Brands Inc

Founder-Led

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About Designer Brands Inc

Designer Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, and retailing of footwear and accessories in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Retail and Brand Portfolio. The company offers dress, casual, and athletic footwear and accessories, as well as handbags for women, men, and kids. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$7.44
Market Cap$349M
Float28.8M
Shares Outstanding43.0M
P/E (Forward)9.51
Price/Sales (TTM)0.12
vs. Analyst Target-12.6% to analyst PT
Profit Margin-0.29%
Operating Margin (TTM)-2.05%
Revenue (TTM)$2.89B
Earnings Growth (YoY)45.80%
Dividend Rate0.2%
Analyst Target Price$6.50 (4 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2021 $2.23B -$489M $311M -$497M
2022 $3.20B $154M $1.07B $283M
2023 $3.32B $163M $1.08B $256M
2024 $3.07B $29.1M $975M $139M
2025 $3.01B -$10.5M $1.29B $99.5M
2026 $2.89B -$8.4M $1.26B $54.2M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Apr 2025 $687M -$17.4M
Jul 2025 $740M $10.8M
Oct 2025 $752M $18.2M
Jan 2026 $714M -$20.0M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership17.5%
Institutional Ownership86.4%
Short Float23.7%
% of All Funds Holding1.52%
Number of Funds Holding125

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$6.93Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$5.86Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$4.90Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$7.97Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$5.68Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$4.83Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$7.04Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$4.30 support 1.43x 4 months ago
$10.00 resistance 1.92x 22 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (84 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap -0.46% -0.16% 45.24% 11.98% -12.72%
1 Day -0.50% -0.57% 38.10% 17.64% -22.30%
1 Week -0.13% -1.52% 40.96% 72.79% -25.25%
2 Weeks -1.09% -0.56% 44.58% 39.11% -26.73%
1 Month -0.30% -1.33% 45.78% 29.56% -34.16%

Next earnings: June 9, 2026 (13 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan-0.8%38.1%21
Feb3.3%57.1%21
Mar-4.5%38.1%21
Apr3.3%52.4%21
May-1.9%40.0%20
Jun-2.0%45.0%20
Jul5.5%61.9%21
Aug2.5%52.4%21
Sep-0.4%42.9%21
Oct-3.3%33.3%21
Nov9.6%71.4%21
Dec1.0%47.6%21

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.09% 48.1% 984
Tuesday 0.21% 50.7% 1079
Wednesday 0.02% 50.0% 1079
Thursday 0.14% 50.1% 1059
Friday 0.03% 49.8% 1056

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 86.4%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 17.5%

Founder-led management: Jay L. Schottenstein (Executive Chairman)

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings4
Net Value-$1.2M
Net Shares Change-216,600
% of Float-0.8%
C-Suite Filings2
Clusters Detected0

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Ferree Deborah L V. Chair; Ch Product Off -$1.1M 1 1 sell
SONNENBERG HARVEY L -$226,000 1 1 sell
LAU JOANNA T -$104,840 1 1 sell
Haley Mark SVP, Controller and PAO -$53,846.4 1 1 sell

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2025-12-12 Ferree Deborah L V. Chair; Ch Product Off -$1.1M Transaction at $8.06, now -7.7%
2025-12-29 LAU JOANNA T -$104,840 Transaction at $8.00, now -7.0%
2025-09-12 SONNENBERG HARVEY L -$226,000 Transaction at $4.52, now +64.6%
2025-09-12 Haley Mark SVP, Controller and PAO -$53,846.4 Transaction at $4.80, now +55.0%

View full insider transaction history on Trend Edge →

AI Consult Analysis

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