Doliver Advisors LP Acquires Shares of 1,381 Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ)

Doliver Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,381 shares of the restaurant operator's stock, valued at approximately $580,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its position in Domino's Pizza by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 568 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in Domino's Pizza by 5.7% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 684 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $294,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its holdings in Domino's Pizza by 0.5% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 7,593 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $3,266,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Domino's Pizza by 2.0% during the third quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,006 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $863,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Domino's Pizza by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 429 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $185,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Andrew Balson sold 6,970 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $428.27, for a total value of $2,985,041.90. Following the transaction, the director now owns 15,390 shares in the company, valued at $6,591,075.30. This trade represents a 31.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Kevin Scott Morris sold 2,646 shares of Domino's Pizza stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $459.00, for a total value of $1,214,514.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,966 shares in the company, valued at $902,394. This represents a 57.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Domino's Pizza Stock Down 3.1 %

Shares of NYSE:DPZ traded down $13.58 during trading on Monday, reaching $424.50. 589,692 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 541,755. Domino's Pizza, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $395.08 and a fifty-two week high of $542.75. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $442.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $440.45. The firm has a market cap of $14.66 billion, a PE ratio of 26.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90.

Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 10th. The restaurant operator reported $4.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.65 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. Domino's Pizza had a negative return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 12.26%. Domino's Pizza's quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.18 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Domino's Pizza, Inc. will post 16.82 EPS for the current year.

Domino's Pizza Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $1.51 dividend. This represents a $6.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. Domino's Pizza's payout ratio is presently 37.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza from $470.00 to $450.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $470.00 price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza in a report on Friday, October 11th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $520.00 target price on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research note on Friday, October 11th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on Domino's Pizza from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Domino's Pizza from $450.00 to $420.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Domino's Pizza currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $495.76.

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.