Chuy's (CHUY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chuy's Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants under the Chuy's name in the United States. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.48 to $37.48
• 50-Day Range: $37.22 to $37.48
• 52-Week Range: $22.52 to $39.40
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 255,606 shs
• Market Capitalization: $645.78 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $33.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chuy's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chuy's scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 165th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chuy's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chuy's has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chuy's are expected to grow by 12.57% in the coming year, from $1.83 to $2.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chuy's is 24.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chuy's is 24.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 132.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chuy's has a P/B Ratio of 2.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.73% of the float of Chuy's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chuy's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chuy's has recently decreased by 15.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Chuy's does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Chuy's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.73% of the float of Chuy's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chuy's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chuy's has recently decreased by 15.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Chuy's has a news sentiment score of 0.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Chuy's this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chuy's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.70% of the stock of Chuy's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.92% of the stock of Chuy's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CHUY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CHUY shares performed this year?

Chuy's' stock was trading at $38.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CHUY shares have decreased by 2.0% and is now trading at $37.48.
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How were Chuy's' earnings last quarter?

Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHUY) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 9th. The restaurant operator reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.06. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Chuy's' major shareholders?

Chuy's' top institutional investors include Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.90%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.47%), Public Sector Pension Investment Board (0.21%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.17%).
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How do I buy shares of Chuy's?

Shares of CHUY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Chuy's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chuy's investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/09/2024
• Today: 11/14/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CHUY
• CUSIP: 17160410
• CIK: 1524931
• Web: www.chuys.com
• Phone: (512) 473-2783
• Fax: 512-473-8684
• Employees: 7,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $33.25
• High Stock Price Target: $37.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -11.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.48
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $31.51 million
• Net Margins: 5.84%
• Pretax Margin: 6.85%
• Return on Equity: 13.23%
• Return on Assets: 7.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $460.07 million
• Price / Sales: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $3.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.76
• Book Value: $14.40 per share
• Price / Book: 2.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,230,000
• Free Float: 16,940,000
• Market Cap: $645.78 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.77