What is William Blair's Estimate for Portillo's Q2 Earnings?

Portillo's Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Portillo's in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Portillo's' current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo's' FY2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $184.61 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $185.16 million. Portillo's had a return on equity of 5.62% and a net margin of 3.65%. Portillo's's quarterly revenue was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Stephens increased their target price on Portillo's from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Portillo's from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Portillo's from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $12.00 target price on Portillo's in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Baird R W cut Portillo's from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $13.71.

Portillo's Stock Down 2.2 %

Portillo's stock traded down $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $10.49. 2,457,236 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,380,022. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $782.59 million, a P/E ratio of 24.98, a PEG ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.82. The business has a fifty day moving average of $12.46 and a 200 day moving average of $12.00. Portillo's has a 12-month low of $8.38 and a 12-month high of $15.78.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Portillo's

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PTLO. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Portillo's by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 117,430 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,581,000 after buying an additional 41,944 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Portillo's by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,270,142 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,113,000 after buying an additional 49,181 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Portillo's by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,291,846 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,838,000 after buying an additional 32,810 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Portillo's by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,788,113 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,086,000 after buying an additional 175,999 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Portillo's during the 4th quarter valued at about $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.34% of the company's stock.

About Portillo's

Portillo's Inc owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, chopped salads, crinkle-cut French fries, homemade chocolate cakes, and chocolate cake shake. It offers its products through its website, application, and certain third-party platforms.