Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM) Stock Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Domino’s Pizza Group shares rose above their 200-day moving average, reaching GBX 213.40 and last trading at GBX 212.60 on heavy volume.
• Analyst views remain mixed: three analysts rate the stock Buy and two rate it Sell, resulting in a consensus “Hold” rating and a GBX 224 target price.
• The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 8, while insider Ian Bull purchased 15,700 shares at GBX 200 each; insiders own 13.74% of the company.

Domino's Pizza Group plc (LON:DOM - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 190.97 and traded as high as GBX 213.40. Domino's Pizza Group shares last traded at GBX 212.60, with a volume of 114,990,609 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DOM has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 230 target price on shares of Domino's Pizza Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Shore Capital Group raised Domino's Pizza Group to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 270 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, August 21st. Peel Hunt reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 275 price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza Group in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "sell" rating and issued a GBX 178 price objective on shares of Domino's Pizza Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Domino's Pizza Group from GBX 145 to GBX 167 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Domino's Pizza Group currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 224.

Domino's Pizza Group Price Performance

The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 195.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 190.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -656.99. The firm has a market cap of £810.34 million, a P/E ratio of 14.17, a PEG ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.22.

Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported GBX 8 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Domino's Pizza Group had a negative return on equity of 69.64% and a net margin of 8.40%. As a group, analysts forecast that Domino's Pizza Group plc will post 23.3281005 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Domino's Pizza Group

In related news, insider Ian Bull bought 15,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 200 per share, for a total transaction of £31,400. Company insiders own 13.74% of the company's stock.

Domino's Pizza Group Company Profile

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. Our core business is the UK & Ireland, where we have a clear number one market share. We operate a world-class supply chain, making fresh dough and acting as a scale and expert wholesaler of other food and non-food supplies to our franchisees.

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