What is Wedbush's Forecast for Texas Roadhouse Q4 Earnings?

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:TXRH - Free Report) - Wedbush increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Texas Roadhouse in a research note issued on Friday, March 28th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $1.81 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.77. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $210.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Texas Roadhouse's current full-year earnings is $7.23 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Texas Roadhouse's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The restaurant operator reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.07. Texas Roadhouse had a net margin of 8.07% and a return on equity of 34.02%. The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays lowered their target price on Texas Roadhouse from $194.00 to $178.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Texas Roadhouse from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Texas Roadhouse from $185.00 to $184.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Guggenheim decreased their price target on shares of Texas Roadhouse from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of Texas Roadhouse from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $205.00 to $213.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Roadhouse has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $193.36.

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Texas Roadhouse Price Performance

TXRH traded down $5.17 on Monday, hitting $167.05. The company had a trading volume of 1,499,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 846,565. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $175.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $181.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.00. Texas Roadhouse has a 52-week low of $146.75 and a 52-week high of $206.04.

Texas Roadhouse Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. This is a positive change from Texas Roadhouse's previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. Texas Roadhouse's payout ratio is currently 42.04%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Christopher C. Colson sold 580 shares of Texas Roadhouse stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.94, for a total value of $105,525.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 12,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,183,280. The trade was a 4.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, President Regina A. Tobin sold 3,154 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.64, for a total value of $585,508.56. Following the sale, the president now owns 18,414 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,418,374.96. This trade represents a 14.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 17,905 shares of company stock valued at $3,198,367 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Roadhouse

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in TXRH. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Roadhouse by 8,594.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,130 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $553,000 after buying an additional 3,094 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. raised its position in Texas Roadhouse by 19.5% in the fourth quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. now owns 13,152 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $2,373,000 after acquiring an additional 2,144 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Texas Roadhouse in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,959,000. Chase Investment Counsel Corp purchased a new position in shares of Texas Roadhouse during the 4th quarter worth $316,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Texas Roadhouse during the 4th quarter valued at $55,177,000. 94.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It also operates and franchises restaurants under the Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers names in 49 states and ten internationally. Texas Roadhouse, Inc was founded in 1993 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.