Q2 Earnings Estimate for Portillo's Issued By William Blair

Portillo's Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO - Free Report) - William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Portillo's in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on PTLO. Morgan Stanley set a $12.00 target price on shares of Portillo's in a report on Monday, April 14th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Portillo's from $17.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Baird R W lowered Portillo's from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Portillo's from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Stephens reissued an "equal weight" rating and set a $13.00 target price on shares of Portillo's in a report on Wednesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $13.71.

Portillo's Stock Performance

Shares of PTLO stock traded down $0.18 during trading on Thursday, reaching $11.24. 1,983,599 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,392,756. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $11.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.88. Portillo's has a twelve month low of $8.38 and a twelve month high of $15.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $838.54 million, a PE ratio of 26.76, a PEG ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.83.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Portillo's

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Portillo's by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,571,434 shares of the company's stock worth $52,371,000 after buying an additional 97,801 shares in the last quarter. Zuckerman Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in Portillo's by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Zuckerman Investment Group LLC now owns 1,944,983 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,283,000 after acquiring an additional 125,073 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Portillo's by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,751,856 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,467,000 after purchasing an additional 132,112 shares during the period. Finally, Hodges Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Portillo's by 80.5% in the 4th quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,652,937 shares of the company's stock worth $15,537,000 after purchasing an additional 737,049 shares during the period. 98.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Portillo's Company Profile

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.