Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) Upgraded to “Hold” at Argus

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) was upgraded by research analysts at Argus to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on DPZ. Guggenheim dropped their price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $450.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $470.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and issued a $460.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $405.00 to $370.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $475.71.

Domino’s Pizza Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of NASDAQ DPZ opened at $400.52 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.47 billion, a PE ratio of 22.80, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.16. Domino’s Pizza has a twelve month low of $370.70 and a twelve month high of $499.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $401.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $417.27.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The restaurant operator reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.38 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter. Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 15.28% and a net margin of 12.18%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.89 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Domino’s Pizza will post 16.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 4,870 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $434.06, for a total value of $2,113,872.20. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,927,300.64. This trade represents a 41.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Domino’s Pizza

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 0.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,047,026 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,823,590,000 after buying an additional 36,288 shares in the last quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc grew its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc now owns 3,350,000 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,396,347,000 after acquiring an additional 368,055 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,008,278 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $837,091,000 after acquiring an additional 7,497 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Domino’s Pizza by 1.8% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,762,568 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $760,939,000 after acquiring an additional 30,647 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,368,924 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $570,595,000 after purchasing an additional 49,613 shares during the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Domino’s Pizza News

Here are the key news stories impacting Domino’s Pizza this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised Domino’s FY2026 EPS forecast to $19.39 and upgraded several near-term quarters (notably Q4 2026 to $6.30). Those upward revisions imply stronger FY2026 expectations versus prior estimates and provide some offset to other cuts.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks also nudged Q1 2027 and Q2 2027 estimates higher (Q1 2027 to $4.54; Q2 2027 to $4.56), signalling pockets of near-term resilience in the model.
• Neutral Sentiment: Domino’s U.K. is expanding its menu into fried chicken as management seeks growth beyond pizza; the move diversifies product mix but its impact on U.S. system sales and margins is uncertain. Domino’s UK bets on fried chicken
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest figures in recent updates look anomalous (zero shares / NaN increases) and are likely a data glitch; there’s no clear evidence of a meaningful short squeeze or growing short pressure from the reported numbers.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed several quarter and medium-term estimates (notably Q3 2027 from $5.29 to $5.02, Q3 2026 to $4.42, and Q1 2026 to $4.29) and lowered FY2027 slightly to $21.30, suggesting some slowing vs. prior expectations that may pressure near-term sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Guggenheim lowered its price target on DPZ to $440 from $450 while keeping a Neutral rating, reducing the modeled upside for the stock. Guggenheim trims PT

About Domino’s Pizza

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.