Portillo's (PTLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Portillo’s, Inc. operates a fast‐casual restaurant chain best known for its Chicago‐style menu, featuring Italian beef sandwiches, Chicago‐style hot dogs, char‐grilled burgers, salads, crinkle‐cut fries and hand‐spun milkshakes. In addition to its signature sandwiches and dogs, the company offers a selection of desserts—including its famous chocolate cake and frozen custard—as well as catering services designed to bring its Midwestern flavors to corporate and social events.

The company was founded in 1963 by Dick Portillo, who opened the first Portillo’s in Villa Park, Illinois. Over the decades, Portillo’s has grown from a single hot dog stand into a multi‐state operator, with locations primarily in the Midwest—such as Illinois, Florida and Michigan—as well as several restaurants in Texas, California and Arizona. Each restaurant combines quick service with a distinctive retro decor, designed to evoke the atmosphere of a classic American roadside diner.

Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Portillo’s went public in October 2021 and trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PTLO. The company remains privately managed, with founder Dick Portillo still involved at the board level while day-to-day operations are overseen by an experienced executive team with deep roots in restaurant development and operations. Portillo’s continues to pursue both organic growth and new market opportunities, maintaining a focus on consistent food quality, efficient service and an iconic brand experience.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.14 to $6.38
• 50-Day Range: $6.06 to $11.57
• 52-Week Range: $6.00 to $15.78
• Volume: 2.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $478.47 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.11
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.19
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Portillo's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Portillo's scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 220 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Portillo's has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Portillo's has a consensus price target of $12.19, representing about 91.9% upside from its current price of $6.35.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Portillo's has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Portillo's are expected to decrease by -2.86% in the coming year, from $0.35 to $0.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Portillo's is 14.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Portillo's is 14.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.71.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Portillo's has a PEG Ratio of 4.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Portillo's has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.84% of the float of Portillo's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Portillo's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Portillo's has recently increased by 33.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Portillo's does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Portillo's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.84% of the float of Portillo's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Portillo's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Portillo's has recently increased by 33.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

Portillo's has a news sentiment score of 0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Portillo's this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for PTLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Portillo's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Portillo's insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,614,474.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.14% of the stock of Portillo's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.34% of the stock of Portillo's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PTLO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PTLO shares performed this year?

Portillo's' stock was trading at $9.40 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PTLO stock has decreased by 32.4% and is now trading at $6.35.

How were Portillo's' earnings last quarter?

Portillo's Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Portillo's IPO?

Portillo's (PTLO) raised $375 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, October 21st 2021. The company issued 20,270,270 shares at $17.00-$20.00 per share.

Who are Portillo's' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Portillo's include Orbis Allan Gray Ltd (8.50%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (7.72%), Engaged Capital LLC (6.46%) and Ameriprise Financial Inc. (4.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Michelle Greig Hook, Kelly M Kaiser, Michael Osanloo, Derrick Lee Pratt, Jill Francine Waite, George Richard Cook III, Nicholas Anthony Scarpino and Berkshire Partners Llc.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Portillo's?

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

What other stocks do shareholders of Portillo's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Portillo's investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 9/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PTLO
• CIK: 1871509
• Web: www.portillos.com
• Phone: 630-954-3773
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,450
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Portillo's: $12.19
• High Price Target: $17.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +95.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.77
• P/E Growth: 4.75
• Net Income: $29.52 million
• Net Margins: 4.19%
• Pretax Margin: 6.14%
• Return on Equity: 6.25%
• Return on Assets: 2.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 0.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $710.55 million
• Price / Sales: 0.66
• Cash Flow: $0.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.02
• Book Value: $6.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 75,350,000
• Free Float: 70,722,000
• Market Cap: $468.68 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.78