Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM) Trading Down 17.6% - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Domino's Pizza Group shares fell by 17.6% to GBX 202.80 ($2.70) during mid-day trading, marking a significant decline from its previous close of GBX 246 ($3.27).
• Analysts have mixed sentiments on the stock, with Jefferies Financial Group maintaining a "buy" rating and setting a price target of GBX 380 ($5.05), while Shore Capital has reissued an "under review" rating.
• Insider Ian Bull purchased 7,500 shares at an average price of GBX 212 ($2.82), demonstrating confidence in the company's future despite current market fluctuations.

Domino's Pizza Group plc (LON:DOM - Get Free Report) shares traded down 17.6% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 196.20 ($2.64) and last traded at GBX 202.80 ($2.73). 10,334,716 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 432% from the average session volume of 1,942,623 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 246 ($3.31).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Shore Capital reaffirmed an "under review" rating on shares of Domino's Pizza Group in a report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Domino's Pizza Group from GBX 400 ($5.38) to GBX 309 ($4.16) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 380 ($5.11) price target on shares of Domino's Pizza Group in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Domino's Pizza Group from GBX 350 ($4.71) to GBX 285 ($3.83) and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday.

Domino's Pizza Group Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -562.33, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 248.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 269.88. The company has a market cap of £803.13 million, a PE ratio of 10.55, a PEG ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 0.95.

Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 8.40 ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter. Domino's Pizza Group had a negative return on equity of 67.25% and a net margin of 11.44%. Equities analysts predict that Domino's Pizza Group plc will post 23.3281005 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Ian Bull purchased 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 212 ($2.85) per share, for a total transaction of £15,900 ($21,385.34). 16.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Domino's Pizza Group

Domino's Pizza is the UK's leading pizza brand and a major player in the Republic of Ireland. We are part of the global Domino's system, the biggest pizza delivery operator in the world. We hold the exclusive master franchise rights in the UK & Ireland under a long term agreement with Domino's Pizza International Franchising Inc, the international arm of Domino's Pizza Inc, which owns the Domino's brand.