Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) Shares Unloaded Sen. John Boozman

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc. NYSE: QSR. In a filing disclosed on March 06th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Restaurant Brands International stock on February 4th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sprott Lithium Miners ETF NASDAQ: LITP on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF NYSEARCA: TBLL on 2/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund NASDAQ: FTGC on 2/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund NYSEARCA: EMLP on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Motorola Solutions NYSE: MSI on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Ecolab NYSE: ECL on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of American Express NYSE: AXP on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 2/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF NYSEARCA: IVW on 2/26/2025.

Restaurant Brands International Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE QSR traded down $0.53 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $69.05. The company had a trading volume of 4,049,212 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,239,805. The company has a market capitalization of $22.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.95. Restaurant Brands International Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $59.67 and a fifty-two week high of $83.29. The firm's 50 day moving average is $63.54 and its 200 day moving average is $67.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.75, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

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Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR - Get Free Report) TSE: QSR last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The restaurant operator reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by ($0.29). Restaurant Brands International had a net margin of 12.15% and a return on equity of 28.53%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Restaurant Brands International Inc. will post 3.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Restaurant Brands International Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.62 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 21st. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.59%. This is a boost from Restaurant Brands International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. Restaurant Brands International's payout ratio is presently 77.99%.

Institutional Trading of Restaurant Brands International

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Restaurant Brands International during the 4th quarter worth about $81,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its holdings in shares of Restaurant Brands International by 110.2% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 53,873 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $3,510,000 after purchasing an additional 28,248 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. raised its position in Restaurant Brands International by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,167,299 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $76,006,000 after purchasing an additional 4,464 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its position in Restaurant Brands International by 29.2% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 4,734 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 1,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its position in Restaurant Brands International by 967.0% in the 4th quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,087,542 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $70,793,000 after buying an additional 985,615 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.29% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Thiago T. Santelmo sold 3,511 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.20, for a total value of $225,406.20. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 32,937 shares in the company, valued at $2,114,555.40. This represents a 9.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Duncan Fulton sold 27,500 shares of Restaurant Brands International stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.66, for a total transaction of $1,778,150.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 34,822 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,251,590.52. This represents a 44.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 287,726 shares of company stock valued at $18,269,723. Company insiders own 1.36% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on QSR. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Restaurant Brands International from $85.00 to $83.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Restaurant Brands International from $65.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on shares of Restaurant Brands International from $86.00 to $77.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays decreased their target price on Restaurant Brands International from $83.00 to $80.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Restaurant Brands International from $72.00 to $68.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $77.33.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

About Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International Inc operates as a quick-service restaurant company in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Tim Hortons (TH), Burger King (BK), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLK), and Firehouse Subs (FHS). The company owns and franchises TH chain of donut/coffee/tea restaurants that offer blend coffee, tea, and espresso-based hot and cold specialty drinks; and fresh baked goods, including donuts, Timbits, bagels, muffins, cookies and pastries, grilled paninis, classic sandwiches, wraps, soups, and other food products.