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 approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, February 27th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase 1,500,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRGI) announced its quarterly earnings data 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 had revenue of $174.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.40 million. Fiesta Restaurant Group had a net margin of 0.73% and a return on equity of 5.87%. The business's revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.06 earnings per share. 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 1 year target prices for Fiesta Restaurant Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock price to reach $26.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 73.5% 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.

Media stories about FRGI stock have been trending negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Fiesta Restaurant Group earned a news impact score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to Fiesta Restaurant Group include Sonic (SONC), MITCHELLS &BUTLERS (MBPFF), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Denny's (DENN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH), El Pollo LoCo (LOCO), Bojangles (BOJA), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), Del Taco Restaurants (TACO), Chuy's (CHUY), Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST), Livexlive Media (LIVX) and Noodles & Co (NDLS).

Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.72%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. 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 $15.27.

Fiesta Restaurant Group has a market capitalization of $416.26 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]