Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Aramark has provided FY 2025 earnings guidance with an expected earnings per share (EPS) range of 1.910-1.980, slightly below the consensus estimate of 1.937.
• The company's stock price fell by $2.90 on Tuesday, closing at $40.21, influenced by increased trading volume of over 4 million shares.
• Aramark announced a quarterly dividend of $0.105 per share, scheduled for payment on August 20th, representing an annualized yield of 1.0%.

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.910-1.980 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.937. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Aramark Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ARMK traded down $2.90 on Tuesday, hitting $40.21. The company had a trading volume of 4,204,635 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,983,928. Aramark has a 1-year low of $29.92 and a 1-year high of $44.49. The stock has a market cap of $10.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.88 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $41.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02.

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.40. Aramark had a net margin of 1.97% and a return on equity of 15.07%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.31 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Aramark will post 1.92 EPS for the current year.

Aramark Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 6th will be issued a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Aramark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on ARMK shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $47.00 price target on shares of Aramark in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Aramark from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Aramark from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Aramark from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $43.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aramark

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Aramark stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Aramark (NYSE:ARMK - Free Report) by 38.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 489,646 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 135,224 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 0.19% of Aramark worth $16,903,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

About Aramark

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services.

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