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The closing price of First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (NASDAQ: FWRG) was $18.37 for the day, down -1.97% from the previous closing price of $18.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.43 million shares were traded. FWRG stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.27.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FWRG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.23 and its Current Ratio is at 0.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.46.
On October 17, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $20.
On August 27, 2024, The Benchmark Company started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $23.The Benchmark Company initiated its Buy rating on August 27, 2024, with a $23 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 13 ’25 when Tomasso Christopher Anthony sold 100,000 shares for $18.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,800,000 led to the insider holds 766,432 shares of the business.
CHRISTOPHER TOMASSO bought 100,000 shares of FWRG for $1,800,000 on Aug 13 ’25. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P., who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 5,000,000 shares for $17.70 each. As a result, the insider received 88,500,000 and left with 9,689,784 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, FWRG now has a Market Capitalization of 1121010944 and an Enterprise Value of 2060933376. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 280.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 49.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.865 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.596.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FWRG is 0.92, which has changed by 0.1589905 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FWRG has reached a high of $22.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.68%.
Shares Statistics:
FWRG traded an average of 1.03M shares per day over the past three months and 938460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 61.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.53M. Insiders hold about 18.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.71% stake in the company. Shares short for FWRG as of 1755216000 were 5855176 with a Short Ratio of 5.70, compared to 1752537600 on 6480900. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5855176 and a Short% of Float of 14.57.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for First Watch Restaurant Group Inc (FWRG) is a result of the insights provided by 10.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.08, with high estimates of $0.11 and low estimates of $0.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.35 and $0.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.2. EPS for the following year is $0.37, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $0.5 and $0.3.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 10 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $317.1M to a low estimate of $303.4M. As of the current estimate, First Watch Restaurant Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $251.61MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $318.87M. There is a high estimate of $326M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $313.6M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FWRG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.21B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.22B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.02BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.47B and the low estimate is $1.38B.
