Q1 Earnings Estimate for Portillo’s Issued By William Blair

Portillo’s Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Portillo’s in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Portillo’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo’s’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

PTLO has been the subject of a number of other reports. UBS Group decreased their price target on Portillo’s from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Stephens raised their target price on Portillo’s from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Portillo’s from $15.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Portillo’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $13.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.14.

Portillo’s Stock Performance

Shares of Portillo’s stock opened at $13.98 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $12.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.06. Portillo’s has a 1-year low of $8.38 and a 1-year high of $15.92. The company has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.29, a PEG ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.81.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.15. Portillo’s had a return on equity of 5.62% and a net margin of 3.65%. The firm had revenue of $184.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $185.16 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Portillo’s

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its position in Portillo’s by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new position in Portillo’s in the 4th quarter valued at about $47,000. Comerica Bank lifted its position in Portillo’s by 172.6% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 3,416 shares in the last quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC bought a new position in Portillo’s in the 4th quarter valued at about $53,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in Portillo’s in the 4th quarter valued at about $62,000. Institutional investors own 98.34% of the company’s stock.

Portillo’s Company Profile

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.