Wedbush Has Negative Outlook for Domino’s Pizza Q1 Earnings

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) – Investment analysts at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $4.02 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.13. Wedbush 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.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $490.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $402.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $496.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $503.41.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Up 1.9 %

DPZ stock opened at $479.11 on Wednesday. Domino’s Pizza has a twelve month low of $396.06 and a twelve month high of $542.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $442.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $435.66.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) 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). Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 12.26%. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.48 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $1.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $6.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.45%. This is a positive change from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 126 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 12.7% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,080,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 10,400 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $4,473,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the period. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 24.1% during the third quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 773 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $333,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, abrdn plc lifted its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 0.9% during the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 13,432 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $5,841,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

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.