1,315 Shares in Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) Acquired by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,315 shares of the restaurant operator's stock, valued at approximately $552,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in DPZ. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Domino's Pizza by 16.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,189,836 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $941,936,000 after purchasing an additional 307,528 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Domino's Pizza by 1.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 21,705 shares during the last quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Domino's Pizza during the third quarter valued at approximately $549,399,000. Champlain Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Domino's Pizza in the third quarter worth $99,352,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Domino's Pizza by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 229,099 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $98,545,000 after buying an additional 2,201 shares during the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on DPZ shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of 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 reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $520.00 price target on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Domino's Pizza from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Domino's Pizza from $545.00 to $510.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Domino's Pizza from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $503.41.

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Domino's Pizza Trading Down 1.2 %

DPZ stock traded down $5.59 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $476.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 660,552 shares, compared to its average volume of 596,327. The firm's 50-day moving average is $447.99 and its 200-day moving average is $437.05. Domino's Pizza, Inc. has a 12 month low of $396.06 and a 12 month high of $542.75. The company has a market cap of $16.33 billion, a PE ratio of 29.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.06.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.93 by ($0.04). Domino's Pizza had a net margin of 12.26% and a negative return on equity of 14.35%. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.48 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Domino's Pizza, Inc. will post 16.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Domino's Pizza Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $1.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This is a positive change from Domino's Pizza's previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. This represents a $6.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.46%. Domino's Pizza's payout ratio is currently 41.70%.

Domino's Pizza Company Profile

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.