Denny's (DENN) to Release Earnings on Monday

Key Points

• Denny's is set to release its Q2 2025 earnings data on August 4th, with analysts expecting earnings of $0.11 per share and revenue of $118.14 million.
• The company recently reported $0.08 EPS for the prior quarter, matching estimates, and showed a 1.5% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• Research firms have adjusted their price targets for Denny's stock, with Citigroup lowering theirs from $7.00 to $6.25 and maintaining a "buy" rating.

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN - Get Free Report) is expected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Monday, August 4th. Analysts expect Denny's to post earnings of $0.11 per share and revenue of $118.14 million for the quarter.

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08. The business had revenue of $111.64 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.11 million. Denny's had a negative return on equity of 57.90% and a net margin of 3.79%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. 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 Stock Down 2.2%

Denny's stock traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $3.81. 57,626 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,075,754. The firm has a market cap of $195.01 million, a P/E ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 1.65. Denny's has a 1-year low of $2.85 and a 1-year high of $7.73. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $4.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.40.

Institutional Trading of Denny's

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Denny's stock. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 100,195 shares of the restaurant operator's stock, valued at approximately $368,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. owned approximately 0.20% of Denny's as of its most recent SEC filing. 85.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Denny's from $7.00 to $6.25 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Denny's from $7.00 to $6.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Denny's presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $7.46.

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.