Wedbush Lowers Earnings Estimates for Dine Brands Global

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE:DIN) – Research analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Dine Brands Global in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now forecasts that the restaurant operator will earn $1.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.27. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $26.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dine Brands Global’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dine Brands Global’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.48). The business had revenue of $204.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $200.75 million. Dine Brands Global had a negative return on equity of 37.75% and a net margin of 11.31%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.40 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on DIN. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Dine Brands Global from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Dine Brands Global from $37.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Dine Brands Global from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dine Brands Global presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $29.50.

Dine Brands Global Trading Up 2.5 %

NYSE DIN opened at $26.13 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $27.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $30.41. Dine Brands Global has a 1 year low of $22.36 and a 1 year high of $50.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $398.33 million, a P/E ratio of 4.35 and a beta of 1.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dine Brands Global

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DIN. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Dine Brands Global by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 24,006 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $723,000 after purchasing an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in Dine Brands Global by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 7,032 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Dine Brands Global by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,889 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd raised its holdings in Dine Brands Global by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 13,042 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP raised its holdings in Dine Brands Global by 36.3% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,130 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 834 shares during the last quarter. 92.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dine Brands Global Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.81%. Dine Brands Global’s payout ratio is 48.46%.

About Dine Brands Global

Dine Brands Global, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, franchises, and operates restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Applebee's Franchise Operations, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) Franchise Solutions, Fuzzy's franchise operations, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, and Company-Operated Restaurant Operations.