At the time of writing, Portillos Inc [PTLO] stock is trading at $15.90, up 15.64%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PTLO shares have gain 15.38% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.57%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 27, February 2024, Portillo’s Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Portillo’s Inc. (“Portillo’s” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PTLO), the fast-casual restaurant concept known for its menu of Chicago-style favorites, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Portillos Inc [NASDAQ: PTLO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 10, 2023, when Stephens initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $20. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on October 11, 2023, and dropped its price target to $19. On July 17, 2023, Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating and revised its price target to $28 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $25 on May 05, 2023. Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 20, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $24. In a note dated January 17, 2023, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Portillos Inc fluctuated between $12.85 and $23.99. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $20 within the next 12 months. Portillos Inc [NASDAQ: PTLO] shares were valued at $15.90 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.79% based on the average PTLO price forecast.
Analyzing the PTLO fundamentals
According to Portillos Inc [NASDAQ:PTLO], the company’s sales were 642.93M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.38% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.51%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -1.53, Equity is -2.61 and Total Capital is -22.65. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-6.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 14.98 points at the first support level, and at 14.07 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 17.09.
Portillos Inc [PTLO] reported earnings per share of $0.07 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 9/29/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.07/share, meaning a difference of $0 and a surprise factor of 0.00%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 6/29/2023 were $0.12 per share as compared to estimates of $0.13 per share, a difference of -$0.01 representing a surprise of -7.70%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Portillos Inc [NASDAQ:PTLO] has a current ratio of 0.43. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.36, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.36, the price to book ratio is 2.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 60.83.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Pratt Derrick Lee, Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Jan 04 when 1827.0 shares were sold. President & CEO, Osanloo Michael completed a deal on Dec 07 to sell 1558.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO Osanloo Michael sold 10000.0 shares on Nov 07.
