William Blair Has Pessimistic View of Portillo’s Q2 Earnings

Portillo’s Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) – Equities researchers at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Portillo’s in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.13. The consensus estimate for Portillo’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo’s’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $176.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $180.76 million. Portillo’s had a return on equity of 5.62% and a net margin of 3.65%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.08 EPS.

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

Portillo’s Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of PTLO opened at $11.42 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $851.59 million, a PE ratio of 27.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.83. Portillo’s has a 12-month low of $8.38 and a 12-month high of $15.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Institutional Trading of Portillo’s

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hollencrest Capital Management raised its holdings in Portillo’s by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Portillo’s by 58.3% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,176 shares in the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its stake in shares of Portillo’s by 137.6% during the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 3,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 2,037 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Portillo’s in the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Comerica Bank lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 3,416 shares during the last quarter. 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.