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In the latest session, Portillos Inc (NASDAQ: PTLO) closed at $4.55 up 1.11% from its previous closing price of $4.5. In other words, the price has increased by $1.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.96 million shares were traded. PTLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.472.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Portillos Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.22 and its Current Ratio is at 0.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.23.
On October 13, 2025, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $6.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on October 06, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $7.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 18 ’25 when Ellis Michael K bought 8,200 shares for $4.65 per share.
Osanloo Michael bought 11,320 shares of PTLO for $83,994 on Aug 08 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 63,317 shares after completing the transaction at $7.42 per share. On Aug 11 ’25, another insider, Osanloo Michael, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $8.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 16,000 and bolstered with 65,317 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, PTLO now has a Market Capitalization of 327292032 and an Enterprise Value of 994346048. As of this moment, Portillos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.36 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.416.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTLO is 1.75, which has changed by -0.5468278 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PTLO has reached a high of $15.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -45.63%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PTLO has traded an average of 2.76M shares per day and 2263090 over the past ten days. A total of 71.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.07M. Insiders hold about 3.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.87% stake in the company. Shares short for PTLO as of 1765756800 were 13642773 with a Short Ratio of 4.94, compared to 1763078400 on 14248854. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13642773 and a Short% of Float of 21.310000000000002.
Earnings Estimates
Portillos Inc (PTLO) is currently under the scrutiny of 6.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.02, with high estimates of $0.07 and low estimates of -$0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.25 and $0.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.21. EPS for the following year is $0.2, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.25 and $0.14.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $184M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $185.96M to a low estimate of $180M. As of . The current estimate, Portillos Inc’s year-ago sales were $184.61MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $186.21M. There is a high estimate of $197M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $177.86M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PTLO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $732.28M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $726.3M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $730.49M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $710.55MBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $786.57M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $861.1M and the low estimate is $767.68M.
