Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Dutch Bros Earnings

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE:BROS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Dutch Bros in a note issued to investors on Sunday, March 30th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.15. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dutch Bros' current full-year earnings is $0.57 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dutch Bros' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Guggenheim raised their price target on Dutch Bros from $54.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Dutch Bros from $58.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Dutch Bros from $74.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Dutch Bros from $60.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Dutch Bros from $51.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $78.36.

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Dutch Bros Price Performance

Shares of BROS stock traded down $5.59 on Wednesday, reaching $51.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,051,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,114,395. The company has a market capitalization of $7.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 150.93, a PEG ratio of 4.23 and a beta of 2.71. Dutch Bros has a 12-month low of $26.85 and a 12-month high of $86.88. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $67.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Institutional Trading of Dutch Bros

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BROS. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Dutch Bros in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Dutch Bros by 638.6% during the 4th quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 517 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dutch Bros in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of Dutch Bros in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Gould Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Dutch Bros by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. Gould Capital LLC now owns 826 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dutch Bros

In other news, Chairman Travis Boersma sold 679,996 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.77, for a total value of $50,843,300.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 2,640,779 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $197,451,045.83. This represents a 20.48 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Dm Individual Aggregator, Llc sold 182,123 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.91, for a total value of $13,824,956.93. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 2,310,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $175,415,408.94. The trade was a 7.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 2,643,632 shares of company stock valued at $201,509,627. 46.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Dutch Bros Company Profile

Dutch Bros Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises drive-thru shops in the United States. The company operates through Company-Operated Shops and Franchising and Other segments. It serves through company-operated shops and online channels under Dutch Bros; Dutch Bros Coffee; Dutch Bros Rebel; Dutch Bros; and Blue Rebel brands.