Roundview Capital LLC Decreases Holdings in Domino’s Pizza Inc $DPZ

Roundview Capital LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ) by 70.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 737 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 1,790 shares during the period. Roundview Capital LLC’s holdings in Domino’s Pizza were worth $307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 97.1% in the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 69 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 200.0% in the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 84 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Domino’s Pizza in the second quarter worth about $46,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 64.2% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 110 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 411.5% in the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 133 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on DPZ shares. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $480.00 to $425.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $436.00 to $423.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. William Blair set a $540.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Northcoast Research decreased their price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $525.00 to $445.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Evercore decreased their price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Domino’s Pizza currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $418.13.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 488 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $313.16, for a total value of $152,822.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,928,672.32. The trade was a 4.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Price Performance

Shares of DPZ stock opened at $310.35 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $346.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $386.55. Domino’s Pizza Inc has a 12 month low of $297.48 and a 12 month high of $496.00. The company has a market capitalization of $10.32 billion, a PE ratio of 17.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.02.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The restaurant operator reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.29 by ($0.16). The company had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter. Domino’s Pizza had a net margin of 11.89% and a negative return on equity of 15.04%. Domino’s Pizza’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.33 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Domino’s Pizza Inc will post 19.15 EPS for the current year.

Domino’s Pizza Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $1.99 dividend. This represents a $7.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Domino’s Pizza’s payout ratio is 45.83%.

Domino’s Pizza Company Profile

Domino’s Pizza, Inc (NASDAQ: DPZ) is a global pizza delivery and carryout chain founded in 1960 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company specializes in a broad range of hand‐crafted pizzas, including hand-tossed, thin crust and specialty offerings, alongside side items such as chicken wings, sandwiches, pasta, desserts and beverages. Domino’s has built its brand on convenience and speed, leveraging proprietary ordering platforms and its Domino’s Tracker system to provide real-time status updates from order placement through delivery.

Operating predominantly under a franchise model, Domino’s has more than 17,000 stores worldwide, with approximately 95% of outlets owned and operated by independent franchisees.