Wedbush Has Bullish Forecast for Domino’s Pizza Q3 Earnings

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Domino’s Pizza in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $4.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.99. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $500.00 target price 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $5.73 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on DPZ. Barclays boosted their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $402.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $496.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Argus downgraded Domino’s Pizza from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $490.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $503.41.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Up 1.9 %

DPZ stock opened at $479.11 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $16.54 billion, a PE ratio of 29.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $442.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $435.66. Domino’s Pizza has a 52 week low of $396.06 and a 52 week high of $542.75.

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

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $1.74 per share. This represents a $6.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.45%. This is a positive change 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Domino’s Pizza

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its position in Domino’s Pizza by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 410,467 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $172,298,000 after buying an additional 5,762 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in Domino’s Pizza by 33.0% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,816 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,602,000 after buying an additional 946 shares during the last quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Domino’s Pizza in the 4th quarter valued at $925,000. Novem Group purchased a new stake in Domino’s Pizza in the 4th quarter valued at $315,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Domino’s Pizza in the 4th quarter valued at $318,000. 94.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Domino’s Pizza

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.