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Portillos Inc (NASDAQ: PTLO) closed the day trading at $12.47 down -6.59% from the previous closing price of $13.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. PTLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.45.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PTLO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 94.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.33 and its Current Ratio is at 0.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.38.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Stifel on January 27, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $16 from $13 previously.
On November 06, 2024, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $13.
Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on October 07, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $13.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’24 when Scarpino Nicholas Anthony sold 96,722 shares for $11.75 per share. The transaction valued at 1,136,099 led to the insider holds 28,450 shares of the business.
Scarpino Nicholas Anthony bought 96,722 shares of PTLO for $1,135,931 on Aug 15 ’24. On Aug 09 ’24, another insider, Osanloo Michael, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 66,052 shares for $10.29 each. As a result, the insider received 679,675 and left with 79,041 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 796455168 and an Enterprise Value of 1458846464. As of this moment, Portillos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.053 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.238.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTLO is 1.75, which has changed by -0.02957201 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 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 $8.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.59%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PTLO traded about 1.84M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PTLO traded about 1465460 shares per day. A total of 63.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.16M. Insiders hold about 7.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.05% stake in the company. Shares short for PTLO as of 1740700800 were 9180528 with a Short Ratio of 5.00, compared to 1738281600 on 8484759. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9180528 and a Short% of Float of 16.450001.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
