The price of Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ: PBPB) closed at $11.76 in the last session, down -8.48% from day before closing price of $12.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 594219 shares were traded. PBPB stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.61.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PBPB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 141.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 12.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 10.97.
On October 24, 2023, Lake Street started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $11.
On October 17, 2023, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $15.Craig Hallum initiated its Buy rating on October 17, 2023, with a $15 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 25 ’23 when Wright Robert D. bought 3,254 shares for $7.68 per share. The transaction valued at 24,991 led to the insider holds 683,486 shares of the business.
Cirulis Steven bought 1,805 shares of PBPB for $14,007 on Aug 25 ’23. The SVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 317,613 shares after completing the transaction at $7.76 per share. On May 09 ’23, another insider, Wright Robert D., who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 5,988 shares for $8.35 each. As a result, the insider paid 50,000 and bolstered with 691,746 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PBPB now has a Market Capitalization of 376.74M and an Enterprise Value of 541.92M. As of this moment, Potbelly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 69.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 40.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 17.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.10 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.74.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PBPB has reached a high of $14.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.54, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.63.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PBPB traded on average about 246.14K shares per day over the past 3-months and 352.55k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 29.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 23.16M. Insiders hold about 21.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.37% stake in the company. Shares short for PBPB as of Feb 15, 2024 were 981.83k with a Short Ratio of 3.99, compared to 604.12k on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.34% and a Short% of Float of 3.61%.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 4 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.01 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0 and a low estimate of -$0.02, while EPS last year was $0.02. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.09, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of $0.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.29 and $0.19 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.23. EPS for the following year is $0.29, with 3 analysts recommending between $0.33 and $0.25.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PBPB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $476.69M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $469.77M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $473.04M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $491.41M, down -3.70% from the average estimate. Based on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $482.86M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $499.88M and the low estimate is $470.7M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
