Is Portillos Inc (PTLO) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Portillos Inc [PTLO] stock is trading at $5.22, up 0.19%. 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 12.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.61%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Portillos Inc [NASDAQ: PTLO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 13, 2025, when Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $6 for it. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on October 06, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $7. On April 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $12 on the stock. Stifel upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $16 on January 27, 2025. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold but $13 remained the price target by the analyst firm on November 06, 2024. Stephens downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on October 07, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $13.

For the past year, the stock price of Portillos Inc fluctuated between $4.58 and $15.78. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $7.3 within the next 12 months. Portillos Inc [NASDAQ: PTLO] shares were valued at $5.22 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 39.85% based on the average PTLO price forecast.

Analyzing the PTLO fundamentals

According to Portillos Inc [NASDAQ:PTLO], the company’s sales were 730.93M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.78% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.78% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.37.

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 5.13 points at the first support level, and at 5.05 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 5.30, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 5.38.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Portillos Inc [NASDAQ:PTLO] has a current ratio of 0.27. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.22, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.54, the price to book ratio is 0.82 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.43.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Ellis Michael K, Former Officer, that happened on Nov 18 ’25 when 8200.0 shares were purchased. President & CEO, Osanloo Michael completed a deal on Aug 08 ’25 to buy 11320.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO Osanloo Michael bought 2000.0 shares on Aug 11 ’25.

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