1,160 Shares in Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) Bought by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 1,160 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock, valued at approximately $487,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of DPZ. KG&L Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 1,725 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $724,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in Domino’s Pizza by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 1,157 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $486,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 854 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $358,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 40.0% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 91 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,017 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DPZ has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $545.00 to $510.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $490.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $440.00 price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $503.41.

Insider Buying and Selling at Domino’s Pizza

In other news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 2,104 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $436.28, for a total value of $917,933.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 5,699 shares in the company, valued at $2,486,359.72. This represents a 26.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kevin Scott Morris sold 5,416 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $437.00, for a total transaction of $2,366,792.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $346,541. The trade was a 87.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,597 shares of company stock valued at $3,762,052. Corporate insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Down 5.1 %

Shares of DPZ stock opened at $447.12 on Monday. Domino’s Pizza, Inc. has a 12 month low of $396.06 and a 12 month high of $542.75. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $459.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $441.65. The firm has a market cap of $15.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.46, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.06.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The restaurant operator reported $4.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.93 by ($0.04). Domino’s Pizza had a net margin of 12.26% and a negative return on equity of 14.35%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.48 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Domino’s Pizza, Inc. will post 16.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $1.74 per share. This is a positive change from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.51. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $6.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.56%. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.70%.

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.