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 (EPS) guidance of 1.910-1.980 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.930. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Aramark also updated its FY25 guidance to $1.91-1.98 EPS.

Aramark Stock Performance

ARMK stock traded up $0.19 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $38.06. 724,567 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,948,096. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.42 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $38.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.70. Aramark has a 12 month low of $28.51 and a 12 month high of $42.49.

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.61 billion. Aramark had a return on equity of 14.06% and a net margin of 1.51%. Aramark’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.41 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Aramark will post 1.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aramark Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 24th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. This is a positive change from Aramark’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.00. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.10%. Aramark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on ARMK shares. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Aramark from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Aramark from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. StockNews.com cut Aramark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $47.00 price objective on shares of Aramark in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Aramark from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Aramark presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.00.

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.