Wedbush Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for DIN

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE:DIN) – Research analysts at Wedbush cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Dine Brands Global in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $5.14 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.83. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $26.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dine Brands Global’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dine Brands Global’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Dine Brands Global from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $26.00 price objective on shares of Dine Brands Global in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Dine Brands Global from $37.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.00.

Dine Brands Global Trading Down 4.1 %

DIN stock opened at $25.77 on Monday. Dine Brands Global has a 1 year low of $22.36 and a 1 year high of $49.28. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.30. The firm has a market cap of $393.08 million, a PE ratio of 4.29 and a beta of 1.86.

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.48). Dine Brands Global had a net margin of 11.31% and a negative return on equity of 37.75%. The business had revenue of $204.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $200.75 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.40 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.

Dine Brands Global Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.92%. Dine Brands Global’s payout ratio is 48.46%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Dine Brands Global during the 3rd quarter worth about $765,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Dine Brands Global by 164.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 95,399 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $2,979,000 after purchasing an additional 59,360 shares during the period. Cibc World Market Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Dine Brands Global by 640.6% during the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 495,176 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $14,905,000 after purchasing an additional 428,319 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dine Brands Global by 50.1% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 29,686 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $909,000 after purchasing an additional 9,910 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Dine Brands Global by 135.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 35,946 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,123,000 after purchasing an additional 20,673 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.83% of the company’s stock.

About Dine Brands Global

Dine Brands Global, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, franchises, and operates restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Applebee's Franchise Operations, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) Franchise Solutions, Fuzzy's franchise operations, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, and Company-Operated Restaurant Operations.