Dine Brands Global (DIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dine Brands Global, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns, franchises, and operates restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Applebee's Franchise Operations, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) Franchise Solutions, Fuzzy's franchise operations, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, and Company-Operated Restaurant Operations. It owns and franchises three restaurant concepts, including Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar within the casual dining category; and IHOP in the family dining category of the restaurant industry; Fuzzy's Taco Shop within the fast-casual dining category. In addition, its Applebee's restaurants offer American fare with drinks and local draft beers; IHOP restaurants provide full table services, food and beverage; and Fuzzy's Taco Shop offers baja-style mexican food like baja tacos, chips and queso, guacamole and salsa made in house, and a full bar including margaritas, and cold draft beer. The company was formerly known as DineEquity, Inc. and changed its name to Dine Brands Global, Inc. in February 2018. Dine Brands Global, Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.20 to $30.93
• 50-Day Range: $29.68 to $35.98
• 52-Week Range: $28.25 to $51.35
• Volume: 890,332 shs
• Average Volume: 443,236 shs
• Market Capitalization: $463.33 million
• P/E Ratio: 5.06
• Dividend Yield: 6.71%
• Price Target: $44.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Dine Brands Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dine Brands Global scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 219 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Dine Brands Global has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dine Brands Global has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dine Brands Global are expected to decrease by -1.71% in the coming year, from $5.84 to $5.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dine Brands Global is 5.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dine Brands Global is 5.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 108.79.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.57% of the float of Dine Brands Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dine Brands Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dine Brands Global has recently decreased by 2.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Dine Brands Global is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Dine Brands Global does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dine Brands Global is 33.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dine Brands Global will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.54% next year. This indicates that Dine Brands Global will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.57% of the float of Dine Brands Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dine Brands Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dine Brands Global has recently decreased by 2.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Dine Brands Global has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Dine Brands Global this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for DIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Dine Brands Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dine Brands Global insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.03% of the stock of Dine Brands Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.83% of the stock of Dine Brands Global is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DIN shares performed this year?

Dine Brands Global's stock was trading at $49.65 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, DIN shares have decreased by 38.8% and is now trading at $30.39.
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How were Dine Brands Global's earnings last quarter?

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE:DIN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.10. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Dine Brands Global's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Dine Brands Global include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (4.46%), State Street Corp (2.33%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.29%) and Olstein Capital Management L.P. (1.98%). Insiders that own company stock include John W Peyton, Vance Yuwen Chang and Larry Alan Kay.
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How do I buy shares of Dine Brands Global?

Shares of DIN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Dine Brands Global own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dine Brands Global investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Netflix (NFLX) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/7 Dividend: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DIN
• CUSIP: 25442310
• CIK: 49754
• Web: www.dinebrands.com
• Phone: (818) 240-6055
• Fax: 818-637-3131
• Employees: 3,520
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $44.71
• High Stock Price Target: $68.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $97.18 million
• Net Margins: 11.31%
• Pretax Margin: 13.26%
• Return on Equity: -37.75%
• Return on Assets: 5.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $813.84 million
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: $8.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.60
• Book Value: ($16.25) per share
• Price / Book: -1.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,246,000
• Free Float: 14,784,000
• Market Cap: $463.33 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.73