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The price of Portillos Inc (NASDAQ: PTLO) closed at $14.48 in the last session, up 8.18% from day before closing price of $13.39. In other words, the price has increased by $8.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.16 million shares were traded. PTLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.23.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PTLO’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 58.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 449.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.31 and its Current Ratio is at 0.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.43.
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:
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 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 907148800 and an Enterprise Value of 1559449088. As of this moment, Portillos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 41.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.185 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.386.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTLO is 1.80, which has changed by -0.025836945 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.25219524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PTLO has reached a high of $16.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 37.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.75%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PTLO traded on average about 1.53M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2026350 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 62.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.03M. Insiders hold about 7.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.77% stake in the company. Shares short for PTLO as of 1736899200 were 7807838 with a Short Ratio of 5.11, compared to 1734048000 on 6956519. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7807838 and a Short% of Float of 14.310001.
