What is William Blair's Estimate for Portillo's Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• William Blair has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Portillo's down to $0.07, from $0.10, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating.
• The consensus estimate for Portillo's full-year earnings is $0.35 per share, and the company has seen multiple research reports lowering price targets for its stock.
• Portillo's stock opened at $7.56, with a fifty-two week range between $7.20 and $15.78, and over 98% of its stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Portillo's Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO - Free Report) - William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Portillo's in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 5th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.10. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Portillo's' current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo's' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS.

PTLO has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group decreased their price target on Portillo's from $12.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Guggenheim reduced their target price on Portillo's from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $8.00 target price on Portillo's in a research note on Tuesday. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Portillo's from $17.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $13.00 target price on shares of Portillo's in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $12.88.

Portillo's Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PTLO opened at $7.56 on Thursday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $11.20 and its 200 day moving average is $12.11. Portillo's has a fifty-two week low of $7.20 and a fifty-two week high of $15.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $565.64 million, a PE ratio of 16.80, a PEG ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.25.

Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.12. Portillo's had a return on equity of 6.25% and a net margin of 4.19%. The company had revenue of $188.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.04 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.10 EPS. Portillo's's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Portillo's

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Portillo's by 58.3% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,194 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,176 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its holdings in shares of Portillo's by 137.6% during the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 3,517 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 2,037 shares during the period. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Portillo's by 172.6% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,395 shares of the company's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 3,416 shares during the period. Fund 1 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Portillo's during the fourth quarter worth about $53,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in shares of Portillo's during the fourth quarter worth about $62,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.34% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Portillo's news, Director Berkshire Partners Llc sold 10,000,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.23, for a total value of $122,300,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 6.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.

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