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

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

Fiesta Restaurant Group announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, February 27th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback 1,500,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRGI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. The restaurant operator earned $165.85 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $163.15 million. Fiesta Restaurant Group had a return on equity of 6.55% and a net margin of 0.86%. Fiesta Restaurant Group's quarterly revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.16 earnings per share. View Fiesta Restaurant Group's Earnings History.

Fiesta Restaurant Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

3 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Fiesta Restaurant Group's shares. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock price to reach $26.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 86.9% 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.

Headlines about FRGI stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Fiesta Restaurant Group earned a media sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.87%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.92%), Private Capital Management LLC (3.61%), THB Asset Management (1.64%), Kennedy Capital Management Inc. (1.58%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.19%). Company insiders that own Fiesta Restaurant Group stock include Barry J Alperin, Brian P Friedman, Charles Locke, Jack A Smith, Jefferies Financial Group Inc, Joseph Brink, National Corp Leucadia, 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., THB Asset Management, Pinebridge Investments L.P., Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust Corp, Alambic Investment Management L.P. and TD Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

FRGI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Martingale Asset Management L P, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Oxford Asset Management LLP, Private Capital Management LLC, 22NW LP, Cetera Advisors LLC and BlackRock Inc.. 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, 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 $14.18.

Fiesta Restaurant Group has a market capitalization of $389.27 million and generates $688.60 million in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $7.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.60 on an earnings per share basis. Fiesta Restaurant Group employs 10,220 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]