Wedbush Has Bullish Forecast for Domino’s Pizza Q3 Earnings

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) – Research analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $4.06 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $545.00 to $510.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Argus downgraded Domino’s Pizza from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. TD Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $490.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Monday. Loop Capital dropped their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $559.00 to $555.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Domino’s Pizza has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $503.41.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ DPZ opened at $479.11 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $16.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $442.56 and a two-hundred 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 issued its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 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 company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.48 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $1.74 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This is a positive change from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. This represents a $6.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. Domino’s Pizza’s payout ratio is currently 37.10%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Domino’s Pizza

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sherman Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2,033.3% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 64 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 1,016.7% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 67 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 158.1% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 80 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 40.0% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 91 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.