Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) had its target price hoisted by stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $54.00 to $58.00 in a report released on Thursday. The brokerage presently has a “market perform” rating on the restaurant operator’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price suggests a potential upside of 8.11% from the stock’s previous close.
A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on TXRH. Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Texas Roadhouse in a research report on Thursday, August 31st. Barclays lowered their price target on Texas Roadhouse from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 18th. Maxim Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Texas Roadhouse in a report on Friday, October 20th. Oppenheimer reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Texas Roadhouse in a report on Tuesday, October 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $56.00 price objective on Texas Roadhouse and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.26.
Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) opened at $53.65 on Thursday. Texas Roadhouse has a one year low of $40.28 and a one year high of $54.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $3,789.24, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.52.
In other news, CEO Wayne Kent Taylor sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.09, for a total value of $10,218,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,908,231 shares in the company, valued at $199,671,521.79. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kathy Widmer sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.86, for a total value of $66,118.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 10,450 shares in the company, valued at $531,487. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 204,963 shares of company stock worth $10,464,850 over the last 90 days. 7.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strs Ohio increased its holdings in Texas Roadhouse by 13.0% in the second quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 7,800 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $397,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Texas Roadhouse by 1.8% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 144,517 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $7,363,000 after buying an additional 2,531 shares during the last quarter. Eaton Vance Management increased its holdings in Texas Roadhouse by 122.1% in the second quarter. Eaton Vance Management now owns 378,905 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $19,305,000 after buying an additional 208,290 shares during the last quarter. AHL Partners LLP increased its holdings in Texas Roadhouse by 87.9% in the second quarter. AHL Partners LLP now owns 126,695 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $6,455,000 after buying an additional 59,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisor Group Inc. increased its holdings in Texas Roadhouse by 26.8% in the second quarter. Advisor Group Inc. now owns 2,808 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 593 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.95% of the company’s stock.
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Texas Roadhouse Company Profile
Texas Roadhouse, Inc is a restaurant company, which operates in the casual dining segment. The Company offers an assortment of seasoned and aged steaks, all cooked over open grills and all but one hand cut daily on the premises. Its restaurants offer a range of menu items at prices that are designed to appeal to a range of consumer tastes.
