Domino’s Pizza Group (LON:DOM) Stock Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (LON:DOM)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 182.88 and traded as high as GBX 192. Domino’s Pizza Group shares last traded at GBX 188, with a volume of 666,073 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on DOM. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza Group in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Domino’s Pizza Group to a “sell” rating and lowered their price target for the company from GBX 235 to GBX 175 in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Domino’s Pizza Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 270.

Domino’s Pizza Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -622.08, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of £716.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 184.67 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 182.88.

Domino’s Pizza Group (LON:DOM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th. The company reported GBX 17.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Domino’s Pizza Group had a negative return on equity of 68.82% and a net margin of 8.55%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Domino’s Pizza Group plc will post 23.3281005 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Annie Murphy bought 10,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 191 per share, with a total value of £19,673. Also, insider Ian Bull bought 13,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 195 per share, for a total transaction of £25,350. Insiders acquired 24,050 shares of company stock worth $4,647,800 in the last three months. Insiders own 13.72% of the company’s stock.

About Domino’s Pizza Group

Domino’s Pizza is the UK’s leading pizza brand and a major player in the Republic of Ireland.

We are part of the global Domino’s system, the biggest pizza delivery operator in the world. We hold the exclusive master franchise rights in the UK & Ireland under a long term agreement with Domino’s Pizza International Franchising Inc, the international arm of Domino’s Pizza Inc, which owns the Domino’s brand. Our core business is the UK & Ireland, where we have a clear number one market share. We operate a world-class supply chain, making fresh dough and acting as a scale and expert wholesaler of other food and non-food supplies to our franchisees.