Portillo's Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Portillo's in a report released on Monday, January 13th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for Portillo's' current full-year earnings is $0.30 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo's' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS.
Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $178.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $182.07 million. Portillo's had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 5.62%. The firm's revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.07 earnings per share.
Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lowered shares of Portillo's from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $13.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Portillo's in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Portillo's from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Portillo's presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $13.57.
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Portillo's Stock Up 3.4 %
PTLO traded up $0.39 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.02. 2,270,558 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,011,495. The company has a market cap of $892.15 million, a PE ratio of 28.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.96 and a beta of 1.72. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $10.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.38 and a quick ratio of 0.31. Portillo's has a one year low of $8.38 and a one year high of $16.17.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Portillo's
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PTLO. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Portillo's by 28.2% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 211,870 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,059,000 after purchasing an additional 46,650 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of Portillo's by 24.7% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 75,392 shares of the company's stock worth $733,000 after acquiring an additional 14,948 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Portillo's by 218.1% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 63,591 shares of the company's stock worth $618,000 after acquiring an additional 43,602 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Portillo's by 24.9% in the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 16,354 shares of the company's stock worth $159,000 after acquiring an additional 3,261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in shares of Portillo's by 0.9% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 418,000 shares of the company's stock worth $4,063,000 after acquiring an additional 3,600 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.34% of the company's stock.
About Portillo's
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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.
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