Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $3.92 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.98. The consensus estimate for Domino’s Pizza’s current full-year earnings is $16.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Domino’s Pizza’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.91 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.23 EPS.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.48 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Argus cut shares of Domino’s Pizza from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $490.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays increased their price target 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. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $440.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $503.41.

Domino’s Pizza Price Performance

Shares of Domino’s Pizza stock opened at $472.05 on Friday. Domino’s Pizza has a 1 year low of $396.06 and a 1 year high of $542.75. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $448.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $437.35. The stock has a market cap of $16.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.00, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DPZ. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,924 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,258,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 5.5% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 13,184 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $5,671,000 after acquiring an additional 689 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank grew its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2.2% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 7,411 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $3,188,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 6.0% during the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $933,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 1.4% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,666,158 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $716,681,000 after purchasing an additional 23,681 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given 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 1.47%. This is a boost from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.