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Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ: PBPB) closed the day trading at $12.94 down -0.61% from the previous closing price of $13.02. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.14 million shares were traded. PBPB stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.1052 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.81.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PBPB, 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 24.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.45 and its Current Ratio is at 0.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.98.
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:
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 Mar 28 ’25 when Nierenberg David bought 22,169 shares for $9.36 per share. The transaction valued at 207,502 led to the insider holds 124,167 shares of the business.
Nierenberg David bought 7,600 shares of PBPB for $70,149 on Jan 07 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 101,998 shares after completing the transaction at $9.23 per share. On Dec 18 ’24, another insider, Nierenberg David, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 4,740 shares for $9.36 each. As a result, the insider paid 44,367 and bolstered with 3,150 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 391573440 and an Enterprise Value of 522797088. As of this moment, Potbelly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 35.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.114 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.204.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PBPB is 1.51, which has changed by 0.6718346 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PBPB has reached a high of $13.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.11%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PBPB traded about 243.74K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PBPB traded about 202740 shares per day. A total of 30.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 26.11M. Insiders hold about 13.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.34% stake in the company. Shares short for PBPB as of 1755216000 were 1202112 with a Short Ratio of 4.93, compared to 1752537600 on 1193263. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1202112 and a Short% of Float of 4.9099997.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Potbelly Corp (PBPB) involves the perspectives of 4.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.08, with high estimates of $0.1 and low estimates of $0.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.29 and $0.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.25. EPS for the following year is $0.36, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $0.42 and $0.3.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $119.38M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $121.4M to a low estimate of $118.26M. As of the current estimate, Potbelly Corp’s year-ago sales were $115.12MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $120.49M. There is a high estimate of $123M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $119.05M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PBPB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $481.9M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $474.91M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $477.32M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $462.6MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $499.75M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $505.8M and the low estimate is $492.18M.
