How does Dominos Pizza Inc (DPZ) change from a tortoise to a hare?

With 0.8 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.55 million shares. The 52-week range on DPZ shows that it touched its highest point at $542.75 and its lowest point at $396.06 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $492.13. With its current market cap of 16.43 billion, DPZ has annualized dividend of $6.04 while the current yield stands at 1.26%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.07.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of DPZ was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 0.79%, but this was up by 11.12% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 7.46% while six-month performance rose 12.66%. The stock gained 10.48% in the past year, while it has gained 14.14% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for DPZ yields 16.69 with Next year EPS estimates of 19.36. For the next quarter, that number is 3.97. This implies an EPS growth rate of 4.61% for this year and 10.90% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 8.79% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 11.80%.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for DPZ since 26 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 17 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 7 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 1 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.

EPS: Estimates vs Actual

It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $16.82519 being high and $16.59567 being low. For DPZ, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $16.70544.