Wedbush Comments on Dutch Bros’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BROS)

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE:BROS) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Dutch Bros in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, March 30th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.15. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dutch Bros’ current full-year earnings is $0.57 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dutch Bros’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on BROS. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Dutch Bros from $51.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Baird R W upgraded Dutch Bros from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Guggenheim increased their target price on Dutch Bros from $54.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Dutch Bros from $58.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $78.36.

Dutch Bros Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BROS opened at $62.73 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $68.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.34. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $9.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 184.51, a PEG ratio of 4.23 and a beta of 2.65. Dutch Bros has a one year low of $26.85 and a one year high of $86.88.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dutch Bros news, major shareholder Dm Individual Aggregator, Llc sold 262,537 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.77, for a total transaction of $19,629,891.49. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Travis Boersma sold 755,551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.73, for a total transaction of $58,728,979.23. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 2,903,316 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $225,674,752.68. This trade represents a 20.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 2,643,632 shares of company stock valued at $201,509,627. Insiders own 46.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dutch Bros

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FIL Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Dutch Bros in the fourth quarter worth $176,298,000. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Dutch Bros by 98.1% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,516,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,333,000 after purchasing an additional 3,227,435 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Dutch Bros in the 4th quarter valued at about $94,478,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Dutch Bros by 135.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,983,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,527,000 after purchasing an additional 1,141,913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Dutch Bros by 317.4% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,028,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,878,000 after purchasing an additional 782,164 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.54% of the company’s stock.

About Dutch Bros

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.