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Dominos Pizza UK (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) Shares Gap Down - Should You Sell?

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Key Points

  • Dominos Pizza UK shares opened at $5.33, marking a decrease from the previous close of $5.52, with a trading volume of 2,004 shares.
  • Analysts from Peel Hunt have upgraded the company's rating to "strong-buy," while the consensus rating remains a "Moderate Buy."
  • The company recently declared a dividend of $0.0765 with a remarkable yield of 434.0%, and initiated a share buyback plan indicating potential undervaluation of the stock.
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Shares of Dominos Pizza UK (OTCMKTS:DPUKY - Get Free Report) gapped down prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $5.52, but opened at $5.33. Dominos Pizza UK shares last traded at $5.33, with a volume of 2,004 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Peel Hunt raised Dominos Pizza UK to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dominos Pizza UK has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

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Dominos Pizza UK Stock Down 2.2%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.69.

Dominos Pizza UK Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be given a $0.0765 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 434.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th.

Dominos Pizza UK declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, September 1st that allows the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

About Dominos Pizza UK

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Domino's Pizza Group plc owns, operates, and franchises Domino's Pizza stores. It operates stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, as well as leases its stores. The company was formerly known as Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc and changed its name to Domino's Pizza Group plc in May 2012.

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