Buffalo Wild Wings Company Profile (NASDAQ:BWLD)

Buffalo Wild Wings trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BWLD."

Buffalo Wild Wings announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, April 10th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 14.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.24. The company earned $534.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $536.10 million. Buffalo Wild Wings had a return on equity of 15.58% and a net margin of 4.76%. The company's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. View Buffalo Wild Wings' Earnings History.

Buffalo Wild Wings is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 24th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Buffalo Wild Wings.

Buffalo Wild Wings updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.45-5.90 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.76.

22 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Buffalo Wild Wings' shares. Their predictions range from $125.00 to $190.00. On average, they expect Buffalo Wild Wings' share price to reach $162.47 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Buffalo Wild Wings.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Buffalo Wild Wings stock:

• 1. UBS Group AG analysts commented, "We believe modest multiple expansion may occur as BWLD works to address its recent issues. Our multiple moves up one turn to ~10x (on our 2018 EV/EBITDA, implies a ~29x 2018 P/E)," the firm said."This multiple takes into consideration BWLD's recent capital and strategic moves, but still discounts fundamentals given recent SSS struggles and the need for a continued recovery." (5/15/2017)
• 2. Maxim Group analysts commented, "We maintain our Hold rating on Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD), though raise our price target to $175 (from $170) after our meeting with CFO Alexander Ware on Friday, May 5. We raise our 2017-2018 sales estimates, and our 2018 EPS estimate, as we now model an accelerated rollout of delivery in the next few quarters. Management expressed confidence that it would find buyers for the 80 company-owned restaurants it sought to sell to franchisees." (5/9/2017)
• 3. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Buffalo Wild Wings has been posting positive comps over the past few years given its strong market standing. However, the company’s comps declined in 2016 due to the choppy restaurant sales environment. Even so, going forward, various initiatives like menu innovation, promotional offerings, loyalty program and digital enhancement should aid in reviving comps growth. Increased focus on take-out and delivery are expected to further drive sales. Also, the company’s alliance with beverage chains and major sporting events has been increasing its brand awareness. Yet, constant earnings and revenue miss in the past few quarters raises concerns. In fact, Buffalo Wild Wings’ shares have underperformed the Zacks categorized Retail-Restaurants industry over the past 3 months. Higher traditional chicken wing prices and other costs are anticipated to keep profits under pressure too. Estimates have gone also down ahead of its Q1 earnings release." (4/24/2017)
• 4. Wedbush analysts commented, "We believe risk exists to BWLD's 2017 guidance. Nevertheless, we continue to view potential capital structure catalysts as a near- and medium-term valuation floor." (2/8/2017)
• 5. Canaccord Genuity analysts commented, "We recently hosted investor meetings with Buffalo Wild Wings management, including newly appointed CFO Alex Ware and Heather Pribyl (Investor Relations). We are incrementally more positive on BWLD following our meetings with management, given significant cost-cutting opportunities and potentially improving returns on capital. While we remain HOLD given what we believe to be a challenging Q4 (higher y/y wing costs & likely negative comps), we see the longer-term horizon for BWLD as promising." (12/5/2016)

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Buffalo Wild Wings' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.67%), MARCATO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (9.90%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.73%), MARCATO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (6.10%), FMR LLC (4.31%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.81%). Company insiders that own Buffalo Wild Wings stock include Andrew D Block, B Jeffrey Sorum, Emily C Decker, J Oliver Maggard, James M Damian, James M Schmidt, Judith A Shoulak, Kathleen M Benning, Lee R Patterson, Mary J Twinem, Sally J Smith and Warren E Mack. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Buffalo Wild Wings.

Buffalo Wild Wings' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse AG, Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Morgan Stanley and EULAV Asset Management. Company insiders that have sold Buffalo Wild Wings stock in the last year include Andrew D Block, B Jeffrey Sorum, Emily C Decker, J Oliver Maggard, James M Damian, James M Schmidt, Judith A Shoulak, Kathleen M Benning, Lee R Patterson, Sally J Smith and Warren E Mack. View Insider Buying and Selling for Buffalo Wild Wings.

Buffalo Wild Wings' stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Clearfield Capital Management LP, Legato Capital Management LLC, Scopus Asset Management L.P., Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Highbridge Capital Management LLC and Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Buffalo Wild Wings.

Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Buffalo Wild Wings stock can currently be purchased for approximately $151.00.