Nikulski Financial Inc. Sells 95 Shares of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ)

Nikulski Financial Inc. reduced its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 620 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 95 shares during the period. Nikulski Financial Inc.’s holdings in Domino’s Pizza were worth $267,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Domino’s Pizza by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,098,664 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $2,036,544,000 after buying an additional 222,949 shares in the last quarter. Marshfield Associates lifted its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 0.3% in the second quarter. Marshfield Associates now owns 713,481 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $368,392,000 after buying an additional 2,271 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 27.8% during the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 635,335 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $315,685,000 after acquiring an additional 138,224 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 40,191.5% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 523,790 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $225,303,000 after purchasing an additional 522,490 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 107.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 444,780 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $221,003,000 after purchasing an additional 230,090 shares in the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Domino’s Pizza

In other news, Director Andrew Balson sold 6,970 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $428.27, for a total transaction of $2,985,041.90. Following the transaction, the director now owns 15,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,591,075.30. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on DPZ shares. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Baird R W raised shares of Domino’s Pizza from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $520.00 to $510.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Domino’s Pizza currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $489.55.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Performance

Shares of Domino’s Pizza stock traded up $6.42 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $416.44. 45,879 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 605,752. Domino’s Pizza, Inc. has a 12 month low of $332.13 and a 12 month high of $542.75. The stock has a market cap of $14.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.19, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.86. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $418.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $462.66.

Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 10th. The restaurant operator reported $4.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.54. Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 14.22% and a net margin of 12.42%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.18 EPS. Domino’s Pizza’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Domino’s Pizza, Inc. will post 16.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Domino’s Pizza Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a $1.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $6.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.10%.

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.