Wedbush Has Bearish Forecast for Domino’s Pizza Q1 Earnings

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will earn $4.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.13. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $500.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Domino’s Pizza’s current full-year earnings is $16.74 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Domino’s Pizza’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.30 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on DPZ. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $496.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $490.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $503.41.

Domino’s Pizza Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DPZ opened at $470.14 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $16.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $441.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $435.35. Domino’s Pizza has a 1-year low of $396.06 and a 1-year high of $542.75.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.93 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. Domino’s Pizza had a net margin of 12.26% and a negative return on equity of 14.35%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.48 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Domino’s Pizza

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Domino’s Pizza by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 410,467 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $172,298,000 after acquiring an additional 5,762 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 33.0% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,816 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,602,000 after purchasing an additional 946 shares during the last quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza during the fourth quarter worth approximately $925,000. Novem Group acquired a new stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza during the fourth quarter worth $315,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Domino’s Pizza in the 4th quarter valued at $318,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $1.74 dividend. This represents a $6.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.48%. This is a boost from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.10%.

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.