Wedbush Equities Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE:BROS)

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE:BROS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dutch Bros in a report issued on Wednesday, April 3rd. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.02. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dutch Bros' current full-year earnings is $0.26 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dutch Bros' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.03. Dutch Bros had a negative return on equity of 0.54% and a net margin of 0.18%. The company had revenue of $254.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $254.80 million.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on BROS. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Dutch Bros in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Dutch Bros from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Dutch Bros in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. TD Cowen reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $33.00 price target on shares of Dutch Bros in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Dutch Bros from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $35.00.

Dutch Bros Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BROS traded down $0.22 during trading on Thursday, hitting $32.49. 2,116,280 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,016,637. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Dutch Bros has a 52-week low of $22.67 and a 52-week high of $36.17. The company has a market cap of $5.76 billion, a PE ratio of 1,083.00 and a beta of 2.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $30.01 and a 200 day moving average of $28.23.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Dutch Bros by 61.4% in the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 1,091 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in Dutch Bros by 87.9% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new position in Dutch Bros during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in Dutch Bros during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Dutch Bros by 1,610.7% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,283 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,208 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dutch Bros

In other Dutch Bros news, COO Brian Maxwell sold 1,474 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $51,590.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 1,039,646 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,387,610. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Dutch Bros news, COO Brian Maxwell sold 1,474 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $51,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 1,039,646 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,387,610. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman Travis Boersma sold 404,950 shares of Dutch Bros stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.06, for a total value of $11,362,897.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 1,378,683 shares in the company, valued at $38,685,844.98. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 17,907,188 shares of company stock worth $561,438,392. 49.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Dutch Bros

Dutch Bros Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises drive-thru shops in the United States. The company operates through Company-Operated Shops and Franchising and Other segments. It serves through company-operated shops and online channels under Dutch Bros; Dutch Bros Coffee; Dutch Bros Rebel; Dutch Bros; and Blue Rebel brands.