Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.04 EPS

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) issued its earnings results on Monday. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.93 by ($0.04), Zacks reports. Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 12.26%.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Performance

NASDAQ DPZ opened at $462.37 on Monday. Domino’s Pizza has a twelve month low of $396.06 and a twelve month high of $542.75. The stock has a market cap of $15.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.40, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $440.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $435.00.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $490.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Thursday. Barclays decreased their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $412.00 to $402.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $475.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Domino’s Pizza has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $505.67.

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.