Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.910-1.980 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.930. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Aramark Price Performance

Shares of Aramark stock traded down $1.26 on Tuesday, reaching $37.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,253,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,766,387. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The company has a market capitalization of $9.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.56 and a beta of 1.64. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $38.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.63. Aramark has a 52-week low of $28.51 and a 52-week high of $42.49.

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. Aramark had a net margin of 1.51% and a return on equity of 14.06%. Analysts expect that Aramark will post 1.93 EPS for the current year.

Aramark Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a $0.105 dividend. This is an increase from Aramark’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.00. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. Aramark’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.42%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Aramark from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Aramark from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Aramark from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Aramark from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Aramark from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Aramark presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.59.

Aramark Company Profile

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services.