Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Domino’s Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,810 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock, valued at approximately $754,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. now owns 530 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Lafayette Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc. now owns 955 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $412,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 965 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,317 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,000,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC increased its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 561 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. 94.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently commented on DPZ. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $495.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $430.00 to $395.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Evercore decreased their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $480.00 to $435.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $425.00 to $365.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Domino’s Pizza presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $418.13.
Insider Activity at Domino’s Pizza
In other news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 488 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $313.16, for a total value of $152,822.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,352 shares in the company, valued at $2,928,672.32. The trade was a 4.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Domino’s Pizza Trading Up 0.1%
DPZ stock opened at $310.56 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.33 billion, a PE ratio of 17.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $344.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $386.02. Domino’s Pizza Inc has a 1-year low of $297.48 and a 1-year high of $496.00.
Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The restaurant operator reported $4.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.29 by ($0.16). The firm had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter. Domino’s Pizza had a net margin of 11.89% and a negative return on equity of 15.04%. Domino’s Pizza’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.33 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Domino’s Pizza Inc will post 19.14 earnings per share for the current year.
Domino’s Pizza Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $1.99 dividend. This represents a $7.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Domino’s Pizza’s payout ratio is 45.83%.
Domino’s Pizza Profile
Domino’s Pizza, Inc (NASDAQ: DPZ) is a global pizza delivery and carryout chain founded in 1960 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company specializes in a broad range of hand‐crafted pizzas, including hand-tossed, thin crust and specialty offerings, alongside side items such as chicken wings, sandwiches, pasta, desserts and beverages. Domino’s has built its brand on convenience and speed, leveraging proprietary ordering platforms and its Domino’s Tracker system to provide real-time status updates from order placement through delivery.
Operating predominantly under a franchise model, Domino’s has more than 17,000 stores worldwide, with approximately 95% of outlets owned and operated by independent franchisees.
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