William Blair Has Strong Forecast for Dutch Bros Q1 Earnings

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE:BROS) – William Blair increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Dutch Bros in a note issued to investors on Friday, March 28th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.10. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dutch Bros’ current full-year earnings is $0.57 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Dutch Bros’ FY2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on BROS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Dutch Bros from $58.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays raised shares of Dutch Bros from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $38.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Dutch Bros from $74.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group upped their price target on Dutch Bros from $67.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Dutch Bros from $60.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $76.50.

Dutch Bros Price Performance

BROS stock opened at $62.49 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.76. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $52.88. The company has a market capitalization of $9.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 183.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.23 and a beta of 2.65. Dutch Bros has a 52-week low of $26.85 and a 52-week high of $86.88.

Insider Transactions at Dutch Bros

In related news, major shareholder Dm Individual Aggregator, Llc sold 262,537 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.77, for a total transaction of $19,629,891.49. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 2,640,779 shares in the company, valued at $197,451,045.83. The trade was a 9.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Travis Boersma sold 471,718 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.91, for a total transaction of $35,808,113.38. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 2,310,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $175,415,408.94. This trade represents a 16.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,643,632 shares of company stock valued at $201,509,627. 46.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dutch Bros

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. CWC Advisors LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Dutch Bros in the 4th quarter valued at about $307,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Dutch Bros during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $267,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new position in Dutch Bros in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Dutch Bros in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,700,000. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Dutch Bros in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,585,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.54% of the company’s stock.

Dutch Bros Company Profile

Dutch Bros Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises drive-thru shops in the United States. The company operates through Company-Operated Shops and Franchising and Other segments. It serves through company-operated shops and online channels under Dutch Bros; Dutch Bros Coffee; Dutch Bros Rebel; Dutch Bros; and Blue Rebel brands.