NYSE:ARCO - Arcos Dorados Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Arcos Dorados trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ARCO."

Arcos Dorados declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, October 5th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 1st. View Arcos Dorados' Dividend History.

Arcos Dorados declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, May 22nd 2018, which allows the company to buyback $60,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 3.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Arcos Dorados Holding Inc (NYSE:ARCO) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 14th. The restaurant operator reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.03. The restaurant operator had revenue of $724.37 million for the quarter. Arcos Dorados had a return on equity of 21.96% and a net margin of 3.00%. View Arcos Dorados' Earnings History.

Arcos Dorados is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 20th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Arcos Dorados.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Arcos Dorados in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Arcos Dorados.

Media coverage about ARCO stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Arcos Dorados earned a news impact score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Arcos Dorados saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 14th, there was short interest totalling 903,857 shares, an increase of 43.2% from the November 30th total of 631,402 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 572,667 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company's stock are sold short. View Arcos Dorados' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Arcos Dorados include Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Jack in the Box (JACK), Wingstop (WING), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Brinker International (EAT), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Sonic (SONC), MITCHELLS &BUTLERS (MBPFF), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) and Denny's (DENN).

Shares of ARCO 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 ARCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.51.

Arcos Dorados has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion and generates $3.32 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $129.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.61 on an earnings per share basis. Arcos Dorados employs 78,806 workers across the globe.

The official website for Arcos Dorados is http://www.arcosdorados.com.

Arcos Dorados' mailing address is Dr. Luis Bonavita 1294 Office 501, Montevideo X3, 11300. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 598 2626-3000 or via email at [email protected]