Wedbush Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Domino's Pizza

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ - Free Report) - Wedbush increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Domino's Pizza in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $4.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.99. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $500.00 target price 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $5.73 EPS.

Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates 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 revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.48 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Domino's Pizza from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Barclays raised their target price on Domino's Pizza from $402.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $520.00 price target on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Domino's Pizza from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Domino's Pizza presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $503.41.

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Domino's Pizza Stock Performance

Domino's Pizza stock traded up $7.43 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $489.71. 634,243 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 616,201. Domino's Pizza has a fifty-two week low of $396.06 and a fifty-two week high of $542.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.80 billion, a PE ratio of 30.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $444.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $436.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DPZ. Berkshire Hathaway Inc raised its position in Domino's Pizza by 86.5% in the fourth quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 2,382,000 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $999,868,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,744 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Domino's Pizza by 16.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,189,836 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $941,936,000 after buying an additional 307,528 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Domino's Pizza by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,687,863 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $708,498,000 after acquiring an additional 21,705 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Domino's Pizza by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 955,160 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $403,203,000 after acquiring an additional 92,389 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Domino's Pizza by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 609,036 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $255,649,000 after acquiring an additional 191,752 shares during the period. 94.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Domino's Pizza Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $1.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $6.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.42%. This is an increase from Domino's Pizza's previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. Domino's Pizza's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.70%.

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.