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

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

Fiesta Restaurant Group announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ:FRGI) released its earnings results on Monday, August, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.03. The restaurant operator earned $176.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.21 million. Fiesta Restaurant Group had a positive return on equity of 5.35% and a negative net margin of 0.80%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. 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.

3 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Fiesta Restaurant Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock price to reach $24.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.5%. 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 sell rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

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News coverage about FRGI stock has been trending somewhat positive on Friday, Accern reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Fiesta Restaurant Group earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the restaurant operator an impact score of 47.58 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for Fiesta Restaurant Group.

Fiesta Restaurant Group's stock is owned by a number 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, John Alan Todd Jr, 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 $28.75.

Fiesta Restaurant Group has a market capitalization of $774.35 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]