William Blair Has Negative Outlook for Duluth Q4 Earnings

Duluth Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:DLTH) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Duluth in a report issued on Thursday, March 13th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.25. The consensus estimate for Duluth’s current full-year earnings is ($0.56) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Duluth’s FY2027 earnings at ($0.45) EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com started coverage on Duluth in a report on Monday. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Duluth from $3.50 to $2.75 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 14th.

Duluth Stock Performance

DLTH stock opened at $2.09 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $2.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.36. The company has a market capitalization of $66.49 million, a P/E ratio of -2.11 and a beta of 1.30. Duluth has a 1-year low of $2.07 and a 1-year high of $5.08.

Duluth (NASDAQ:DLTH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by ($0.32). The business had revenue of $241.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $252.86 million. Duluth had a negative return on equity of 7.28% and a negative net margin of 5.26%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Duluth

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Duluth by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 843,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,607,000 after purchasing an additional 58,991 shares in the last quarter. Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Duluth in the fourth quarter worth about $2,357,000. Tieton Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Duluth by 22.2% in the fourth quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC now owns 725,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,242,000 after purchasing an additional 131,895 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Duluth by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 279,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $863,000 after purchasing an additional 4,459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in Duluth by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 260,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 31,837 shares in the last quarter. 24.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Duluth Company Profile

Duluth Holdings Inc sells casual wear, workwear, and accessories for men and women under the Duluth Trading brand in the United States. It provides shirts, pants, underwear, tanks, outerwear, footwear, accessories, and hard goods. The company offers its products under various trademarks, trade names, and service marks, including Alaskan Hardgear, Armachillo, Ballroom, Bucket Master, Cab Commander, Crouch Gusset, Dry on the Fly, Duluth Trading Co, Duluthflex, Fire Hose, Longtail T, No-Yank, No Polo Shirt, Wild Boar Mocs, and Buck Naked.