Analysts Offer Predictions for Portillo’s FY2026 Earnings

Portillo’s Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) – Equities researchers at William Blair reduced their FY2026 EPS estimates for Portillo’s in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.25 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for Portillo’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $181.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $179.77 million. Portillo’s had a return on equity of 4.99% and a net margin of 3.35%.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on PTLO. Wall Street Zen cut Portillo’s from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Portillo’s from $7.50 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $9.00 target price on Portillo’s in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $7.00 price target (down from $14.00) on shares of Portillo’s in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Stephens cut their target price on shares of Portillo’s from $8.00 to $6.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $9.78.

Portillo’s Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of PTLO traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $4.90. The stock had a trading volume of 1,073,879 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,464,814. The company has a current ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market cap of $368.84 million, a P/E ratio of 13.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 1.73. Portillo’s has a fifty-two week low of $4.73 and a fifty-two week high of $15.78. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.05.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Portillo’s

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Portillo’s by 10,963.2% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,947,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,825,000 after purchasing an additional 4,902,741 shares in the last quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC bought a new position in Portillo’s in the 1st quarter worth approximately $17,489,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Portillo’s by 53.6% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,413,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,590,000 after buying an additional 1,191,443 shares in the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. grew its stake in Portillo’s by 675.1% during the first quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 1,070,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,732,000 after acquiring an additional 932,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Portillo’s in the 2nd quarter worth $6,537,000. 98.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Portillo’s Company Profile

Portillo’s Inc owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, chopped salads, crinkle-cut French fries, homemade chocolate cakes, and chocolate cake shake. It offers its products through its website, application, and certain third-party platforms.