William Blair Has Pessimistic View of Portillo's Q2 Earnings

Portillo's Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Portillo's in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.13. The consensus estimate for Portillo's' current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo's' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.01. Portillo's had a return on equity of 5.62% and a net margin of 3.65%. The business had revenue of $176.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $180.76 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.08 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on PTLO. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Portillo's from $17.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Portillo's from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group cut their target price on Portillo's from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $13.00 target price on shares of Portillo's in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Baird R W lowered Portillo's from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.71.

Portillo's Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:PTLO traded up $0.42 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $12.58. 976,561 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,396,680. The firm has a market capitalization of $938.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.95, a PEG ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.38. Portillo's has a twelve month low of $8.38 and a twelve month high of $15.78. The business's fifty day moving average price is $11.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.87.

Institutional Trading of Portillo's

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC grew its position in Portillo's by 55.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 117,430 shares of the company's stock worth $1,581,000 after purchasing an additional 41,944 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Portillo's by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,291,846 shares of the company's stock worth $15,838,000 after buying an additional 32,810 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Portillo's by 10.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,788,113 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,086,000 after acquiring an additional 175,999 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Portillo's during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Lakewood Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Portillo's by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 104,638 shares of the company's stock worth $984,000 after acquiring an additional 2,251 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.34% of the company's stock.

About Portillo's

Portillo's Inc owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, chopped salads, crinkle-cut French fries, homemade chocolate cakes, and chocolate cake shake. It offers its products through its website, application, and certain third-party platforms.