Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Designer Brands Inc shares valued at $53,846 were sold by Haley Mark on Sep 10 ’25. At $4.80 per share, Haley Mark sold 11,218 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SONNENBERG HARVEY L sold 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 226,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $4.52 each, the insider now holds 25,548 shares.
Before that, SONNENBERG HARVEY L had added 72,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $316,800, the Director bought Designer Brands Inc shares for $4.40 each.
As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on June 11, 2025, Designer Brands Inc [DBI] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $4. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of September 12, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for DBI. Earlier on June 05, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for DBI stock.
Analyzing DBI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Designer Brands Inc [NYSE: DBI] rose 2.12% to $4.33. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.26, but it reached a high of $4.41 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.42%. Over the course of the year, Designer Brands Inc shares have dropped approximately -27.10%.
Is Designer Brands Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Designer Brands Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -1.41 million shares to 6.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 7.62 million shares. A decline of -22.73% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.77.
Which companies own the most shares of Designer Brands Inc (DBI)?
In terms of Designer Brands Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 4.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.13% from the previous closing price of $4.24. Analysts anticipate Designer Brands Inc stock to reach 5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 4. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Designer Brands Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On December 06, 2023, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $10.