FY2025 EPS Estimates for Portillo’s Raised by William Blair

Portillo’s Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) – Research analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Portillo’s in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will earn $0.39 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.38. The consensus estimate for Portillo’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo’s’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $176.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $180.76 million. Portillo’s had a return on equity of 5.62% and a net margin of 3.65%. Portillo’s’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.08 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Portillo’s from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $12.00 price objective on Portillo’s in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Portillo’s from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $12.00 price target (down from $15.00) on shares of Portillo’s in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Portillo’s in a research report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Portillo’s presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.71.

Portillo’s Price Performance

PTLO opened at $11.24 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $838.54 million, a PE ratio of 26.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.83. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.88. Portillo’s has a 52-week low of $8.38 and a 52-week high of $15.78.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Portillo’s

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hodges Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Portillo’s by 80.5% in the fourth quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,652,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,537,000 after buying an additional 737,049 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Portillo’s by 139.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,102,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,360,000 after purchasing an additional 641,273 shares during the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY purchased a new stake in shares of Portillo’s during the fourth quarter valued at $4,105,000. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in Portillo’s by 32.2% in the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 1,613,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,179,000 after buying an additional 392,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Portillo’s during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,590,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.34% of the company’s stock.

About Portillo’s

Portillo’s Inc owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, chopped salads, crinkle-cut French fries, homemade chocolate cakes, and chocolate cake shake. It offers its products through its website, application, and certain third-party platforms.