Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Portillo’s Q4 Earnings

Portillo’s Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Portillo’s in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.10. The consensus estimate for Portillo’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $12.00 target price (down previously from $15.00) on shares of Portillo’s in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Portillo’s from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Portillo’s from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $12.00 price objective on shares of Portillo’s in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Baird R W lowered shares of Portillo’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Portillo’s has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.71.

Portillo’s Price Performance

PTLO stock opened at $10.62 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.55 and a 200 day moving average of $12.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.38 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The company has a market cap of $792.28 million, a P/E ratio of 25.29, a PEG ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.82. Portillo’s has a 1 year low of $8.38 and a 1 year high of $15.78.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.15. Portillo’s had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 5.62%. The business had revenue of $184.61 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $185.16 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hollencrest Capital Management increased its position in shares of Portillo’s by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its holdings in shares of Portillo’s by 137.6% in the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 3,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 2,037 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Portillo’s in the fourth quarter worth $47,000. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Portillo’s by 172.6% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 3,416 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fund 1 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Portillo’s during the fourth quarter valued at $53,000. 98.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Portillo’s

Portillo’s Inc owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, chopped salads, crinkle-cut French fries, homemade chocolate cakes, and chocolate cake shake. It offers its products through its website, application, and certain third-party platforms.