Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Takes Position in Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NASDAQ:DPZ - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 34,158 shares of the restaurant operator's stock, valued at approximately $14,338,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.10% of Domino's Pizza as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Domino's Pizza by 278.2% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,060 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $4,643,000 after acquiring an additional 8,136 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Domino's Pizza by 44.6% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 5,713 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $2,398,000 after acquiring an additional 1,762 shares during the period. Alta Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Domino's Pizza by 20.5% during the 4th quarter. Alta Capital Management LLC now owns 7,144 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $2,999,000 after acquiring an additional 1,214 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Domino's Pizza by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,687,863 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $708,498,000 after acquiring an additional 21,705 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Domino's Pizza during the 4th quarter worth approximately $282,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.63% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DPZ has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Domino's Pizza from $520.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Domino's Pizza from $445.00 to $465.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $490.00 price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza from $555.00 to $564.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza from $515.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Domino's Pizza presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $498.50.

Insider Activity

In other Domino's Pizza news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 2,104 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $436.28, for a total value of $917,933.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 5,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,486,359.72. The trade was a 26.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Reddy Sandeep sold 1,077 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.20, for a total transaction of $477,326.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 8,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,581,499.20. This trade represents a 11.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,996 shares of company stock valued at $3,946,461. 0.83% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Domino's Pizza Stock Performance

NASDAQ DPZ traded down $1.98 on Friday, hitting $472.54. 1,229,905 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 628,791. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $473.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $457.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.15. Domino's Pizza, Inc. has a 52-week low of $396.06 and a 52-week high of $538.44.

Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The restaurant operator reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. Domino's Pizza had a net margin of 12.26% and a negative return on equity of 14.35%. Domino's Pizza's quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.58 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Domino's Pizza, Inc. will post 16.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Domino's Pizza Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a dividend of $1.74 per share. This represents a $6.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Domino's Pizza's dividend payout ratio is currently 39.91%.

Domino's Pizza Profile

Domino's Pizza, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino's brand name through company-owned and franchised stores.