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The price of Portillos Inc (NASDAQ: PTLO) closed at $11.34 in the last session, down -8.40% from day before closing price of $12.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. PTLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.3.
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 36.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 85.89. 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:
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 Mar 13 ’25 when Hartung Jack bought 72,500 shares for $12.82 per share. The transaction valued at 929,450 led to the insider holds 72,500 shares of the business.
Scarpino Nicholas Anthony sold 96,722 shares of PTLO for $1,136,099 on Aug 15 ’24. The Chief Marketing Officer now owns 28,450 shares after completing the transaction at $11.75 per share. On Aug 15 ’24, another insider, Scarpino Nicholas Anthony, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 96,722 shares for $11.74 each.
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 724282432 and an Enterprise Value of 1386673664. As of this moment, Portillos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.952 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.385.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTLO is 1.83, which has changed by -0.13169986 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 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 -16.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.55%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PTLO traded on average about 1.73M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1273590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 63.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.17M. Insiders hold about 7.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.03% stake in the company. Shares short for PTLO as of 1741910400 were 9716904 with a Short Ratio of 5.61, compared to 1739491200 on 8661188. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9716904 and a Short% of Float of 17.41.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
