Zacks Research Predicts Lower Earnings for Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $3.92 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.98. The consensus estimate for Domino’s Pizza’s current full-year earnings is $16.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Domino’s Pizza’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.91 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.23 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $496.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Loop Capital decreased their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $559.00 to $555.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup increased their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Argus lowered Domino’s Pizza from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Domino’s Pizza currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $503.41.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Performance

NASDAQ DPZ opened at $480.24 on Friday. Domino’s Pizza has a fifty-two week low of $396.06 and a fifty-two week high of $542.75. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $447.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $437.05. The stock has a market cap of $16.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.06.

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

Institutional Trading of Domino’s Pizza

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 2,924 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,258,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 13,184 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $5,671,000 after buying an additional 689 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 7,411 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $3,188,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,169 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $933,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,666,158 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $716,681,000 after buying an additional 23,681 shares during the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $1.74 per share. This represents a $6.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.45%. This is an increase from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.70%.

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.