1,972 Shares in Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) Bought by Virtu Financial LLC

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 1,972 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock, valued at approximately $1,018,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 162.5% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 63 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Crewe Advisors LLC bought a new position in Domino’s Pizza during the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 654.5% in the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 83 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 112 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza during the second quarter worth $62,000. Institutional investors own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Domino’s Pizza stock opened at $409.05 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $429.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $473.50. Domino’s Pizza, Inc. has a 12-month low of $330.05 and a 12-month high of $542.75. The company has a market capitalization of $14.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.86.

Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The restaurant operator reported $4.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.68 by $0.35. Domino’s Pizza had a net margin of 12.42% and a negative return on equity of 14.22%. The company had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.08 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Domino’s Pizza, Inc. will post 16.24 EPS for the current year.

Domino’s Pizza Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.51 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $6.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.48%. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $575.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a report on Monday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $580.00 to $535.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $490.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $575.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Domino’s Pizza from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $507.93.

About Domino’s Pizza

Domino's Pizza, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino's brand name through company-owned and franchised stores.