NASDAQ:FRGI - Fiesta Restaurant Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Fiesta Restaurant Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FRGI."

Fiesta Restaurant Group declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, February 27th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback 1,500,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRGI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.08. The restaurant operator earned $174.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.40 million. Fiesta Restaurant Group had a net margin of 0.73% and a return on equity of 5.87%. The firm's revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.06 EPS. View Fiesta Restaurant Group's Earnings History.

Fiesta Restaurant Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

3 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $28.00. On average, they expect Fiesta Restaurant Group's share price to reach $26.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Fiesta Restaurant Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

Press coverage about FRGI stock has trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Fiesta Restaurant Group earned a media sentiment score of 3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.49%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.15%), Wasatch Advisors Inc. (6.99%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.89%), Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc. (1.68%) and Private Capital Management LLC (1.54%). Company insiders that own Fiesta Restaurant Group stock include Barry J Alperin, Brian P Friedman, Charles Locke, Cheri Kinder, Jack A Smith, Jefferies Financial Group Inc, Joseph Brink, National Corp Leucadia, Paul E Twohig, Richard C Stockinger and Stephen P Elker. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

FRGI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wasatch Advisors Inc., Private Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Vanguard Group Inc., Rhumbline Advisers and Comerica Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

FRGI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc., GSA Capital Partners LLP, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd, Paloma Partners Management Co, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Renaissance Technologies LLC. Company insiders that have bought Fiesta Restaurant Group stock in the last two years include Barry J Alperin, Brian P Friedman, Charles Locke, Jack A Smith, Jefferies Financial Group Inc, National Corp Leucadia, Paul E Twohig, Richard C Stockinger and Stephen P Elker. View Insider Buying and Selling for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

Shares of FRGI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FRGI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.42.

Fiesta Restaurant Group has a market capitalization of $502.07 million and generates $669.13 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $-36,230,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.60 on an earnings per share basis. Fiesta Restaurant Group employs 10,290 workers across the globe.

The official website for Fiesta Restaurant Group is http://www.frgi.com.

Fiesta Restaurant Group's mailing address is 14800 LANDMARK BOULEVARD SUITE 500, DALLAS TX, 75254. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 972-702-9300 or via email at [email protected]