FY2025 EPS Forecast for Dine Brands Global Cut by Analyst

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE:DIN) – Stock analysts at Wedbush decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dine Brands Global in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $5.14 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.83. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dine Brands Global’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dine Brands Global’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.48). Dine Brands Global had a net margin of 11.31% and a negative return on equity of 37.75%. The firm had revenue of $204.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $200.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.40 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. UBS Group reduced their price target on Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Dine Brands Global from $37.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Dine Brands Global from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Barclays cut their price objective on Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price objective on Dine Brands Global from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dine Brands Global has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $29.50.

Dine Brands Global Price Performance

DIN opened at $26.13 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.39. Dine Brands Global has a 1 year low of $22.36 and a 1 year high of $50.59. The firm has a market cap of $398.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.35 and a beta of 1.85.

Dine Brands Global Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Dine Brands Global’s payout ratio is presently 48.46%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Dine Brands Global during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new position in Dine Brands Global during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Dine Brands Global during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in Dine Brands Global during the fourth quarter valued at $89,000. Finally, EMC Capital Management raised its stake in Dine Brands Global by 2,570.0% during the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 2,937 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 2,827 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.83% of the company’s stock.

About Dine Brands Global

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.