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 has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, February 27th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase 1,500,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRGI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.03. The restaurant operator earned $176.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $173.21 million. Fiesta Restaurant Group had a negative net margin of 0.80% and a positive return on equity of 5.35%. The company's revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.30 earnings per share. View Fiesta Restaurant Group's Earnings History.

Fiesta Restaurant Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November, 5th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

2 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Fiesta Restaurant Group's shares. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Fiesta Restaurant Group's share price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

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

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News coverage about FRGI stock has trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Fiesta Restaurant Group earned a daily sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the restaurant operator an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.24%), Wasatch Advisors Inc. (9.13%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.81%), Private Capital Management LLC (2.68%), Hood River Capital Management LLC (2.64%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.18%). Company insiders that own Fiesta Restaurant Group stock include Barry J Alperin, Brian P Friedman, Charles Locke, Cheri Kinder, Jack A Smith, 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 Private Capital Management LLC, Portolan Capital Management LLC, Pinebridge Investments L.P., OppenheimerFunds Inc., First Manhattan Co., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan and Arizona State Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

FRGI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hood River Capital Management LLC, Columbus Circle Investors, BlackRock Inc., EAM Investors LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Wasatch Advisors Inc., EAM Global Investors LLC and Sei Investments Co.. 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, 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 $25.85.

Fiesta Restaurant Group has a market capitalization of $740.27 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.

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