Denny's (DENN) Expected to Announce Earnings on Monday

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN - Get Free Report) is projected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Monday, May 5th. Analysts expect Denny's to post earnings of $0.08 per share and revenue of $110.11 million for the quarter.

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The restaurant operator reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.01). Denny's had a net margin of 4.77% and a negative return on equity of 50.01%. On average, analysts expect Denny's to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Denny's Trading Up 0.1 %

DENN stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $3.70. 427,548 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 899,892. Denny's has a 52-week low of $2.85 and a 52-week high of $8.30. The company has a market cap of $190.20 million, a P/E ratio of 9.01 and a beta of 1.87. The stock's fifty day moving average is $3.80 and its 200-day moving average is $5.39.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush reduced their price target on shares of Denny's from $10.00 to $8.50 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Denny's from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Denny's from $7.00 to $6.25 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Denny's from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Denny's from $8.00 to $7.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $7.63.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Denny's news, CEO Kelli Valade acquired 9,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $5.13 per share, for a total transaction of $49,761.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 192,806 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $989,094.78. This represents a 5.30 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Stephen C. Dunn bought 9,815 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.08 per share, for a total transaction of $49,860.20. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 113,666 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $577,423.28. This trade represents a 9.45 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have bought 20,465 shares of company stock valued at $104,457. 4.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Denny's

Denny's Corp. engages in the operation of restaurants and franchised, and licensed restaurants. It operates through the Denny's and Other segments. The Denny's segment includes the results of all company and franchised and licensed Denny's restaurants. The Other segment refers to the results of all company and franchise restaurants.