B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $397,000 Stock Position in Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lowered its holdings in Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ - Free Report) by 40.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 946 shares of the restaurant operator's stock after selling 635 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Domino's Pizza were worth $397,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DPZ. Sherman Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Domino's Pizza in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in Domino's Pizza by 1,016.7% during the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 67 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Domino's Pizza by 40.0% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 91 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in Domino's Pizza during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new position in shares of Domino's Pizza in the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. 94.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on DPZ. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Domino's Pizza from $490.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $490.00 target price on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $440.00 price target on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Argus downgraded Domino's Pizza from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $520.00 price target on shares of Domino's Pizza in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $503.04.

Domino's Pizza Stock Performance

Shares of DPZ traded down $9.63 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $446.72. 150,248 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 622,863. The business's 50 day moving average price is $462.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $444.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.32 billion, a PE ratio of 27.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.15. Domino's Pizza, Inc. has a 1-year low of $396.06 and a 1-year high of $542.75.

Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.93 by ($0.04). Domino's Pizza had a net margin of 12.26% and a negative return on equity of 14.35%. The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.48 EPS. Domino's Pizza's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Domino's Pizza, Inc. will post 16.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Domino's Pizza Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $1.74 dividend. This is a boost from Domino's Pizza's previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $6.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.56%. Domino's Pizza's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.70%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kevin Scott Morris sold 5,416 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $437.00, for a total value of $2,366,792.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 793 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $346,541. The trade was a 87.23 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Reddy Sandeep sold 1,077 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.20, for a total value of $477,326.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 8,081 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,581,499.20. This represents a 11.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,996 shares of company stock valued at $3,946,461. Company insiders own 0.83% of the company's stock.

Domino's Pizza Profile

Domino's Pizza, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino's brand name through company-owned and franchised stores.