Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) Stock Rating Upgraded by 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 the company. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $470.00 price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $485.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $510.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $475.71.

Domino’s Pizza Price Performance

NASDAQ DPZ opened at $400.52 on Monday. Domino’s Pizza has a 12 month low of $370.70 and a 12 month high of $499.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $401.62 and a 200-day moving average of $417.27. The company has a market cap of $13.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.16.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Domino’s Pizza

In other news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 4,870 shares of Domino’s Pizza stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $434.06, for a total transaction of $2,113,872.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,927,300.64. The trade was a 41.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.83% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Westpac Banking Corp increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 31.2% during the 2nd quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 101 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. now owns 530 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2.8% during the third quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc. now owns 955 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $412,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 1.1% during the third quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 2,382 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,028,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2.9% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 965 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Domino’s Pizza

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.