Rothschild Investment LLC Decreases Stake in Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ)

Rothschild Investment LLC lessened its stake in Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,732 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 68 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Domino’s Pizza were worth $1,567,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in DPZ. KG&L Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 1,725 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $724,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 854 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR increased its position in Domino’s Pizza by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 2,413 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,013,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,076 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $452,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Shepherd Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,006 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $863,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Down 1.5 %

DPZ stock opened at $455.64 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $15.73 billion, a PE ratio of 27.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $441.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $435.12. Domino’s Pizza, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $396.06 and a fifty-two week high of $542.75.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last issued 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). 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.48 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Domino’s Pizza, Inc. will post 16.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on DPZ. Loop Capital upgraded Domino’s Pizza from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $419.00 to $559.00 in a report on Friday, November 8th. 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. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Thursday, February 20th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $490.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Monday. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $490.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $501.41.

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.