Wedbush Issues Negative Outlook for Domino's Pizza Earnings

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Domino's Pizza in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $4.02 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.13. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $500.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Domino's Pizza's current full-year earnings is $16.74 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Domino's Pizza's Q2 2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.30 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. TD Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $490.00 price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research report on Monday, February 24th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Domino's Pizza from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Loop Capital lowered their target price on Domino's Pizza from $559.00 to $555.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $520.00 target price on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $503.41.

Domino's Pizza Price Performance

Shares of Domino's Pizza stock traded up $7.43 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $489.71. 634,243 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 616,201. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $444.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $436.29. Domino's Pizza has a 52 week low of $396.06 and a 52 week high of $542.75. The firm has a market cap of $16.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.08, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90.

Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.93 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. Domino's Pizza had a negative return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 12.26%. Domino's Pizza's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.48 EPS.

Domino's Pizza Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $1.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This is a boost from Domino's Pizza's previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. This represents a $6.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.42%. Domino's Pizza's dividend payout ratio is 41.70%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DPZ. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Domino's Pizza in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,338,000. ABLE Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Domino's Pizza by 26.9% in the fourth quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC now owns 4,500 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $1,889,000 after buying an additional 955 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Domino's Pizza by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 410,467 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $172,298,000 after purchasing an additional 5,762 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Domino's Pizza by 33.0% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,816 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $1,602,000 after purchasing an additional 946 shares during the period. Finally, Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Domino's Pizza during the fourth quarter worth approximately $925,000. 94.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Domino's Pizza

Domino's Pizza, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino's brand name through company-owned and franchised stores.