Domino’s Pizza Inc $DPZ Shares Acquired by South Dakota Investment Council

South Dakota Investment Council lifted its stake in Domino’s Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ) by 468.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,330 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,920 shares during the period. South Dakota Investment Council’s holdings in Domino’s Pizza were worth $836,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Domino’s Pizza in the second quarter worth $3,183,000. Investment Management Corp of Ontario increased its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 68.3% in the second quarter. Investment Management Corp of Ontario now owns 1,594 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 647 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Domino’s Pizza by 21.7% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 80,964 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $36,480,000 after buying an additional 14,452 shares during the period. Glenview Trust co grew its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 36.9% in the 2nd quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 1,135 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $511,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the period. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,322 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $596,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. 94.63% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on DPZ. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Domino’s Pizza from $395.00 to $370.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. HSBC lowered their price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $601.00 to $544.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Gordon Haskett cut their price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $440.00 to $380.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $465.00 to $415.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Loop Capital dropped their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $574.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $402.16.

Key Stories Impacting Domino’s Pizza

Here are the key news stories impacting Domino’s Pizza this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $4.25 from $4.22, increased its Q4 2026 forecast to $6.00 from $5.98, and lifted its Q2 2027 estimate to $4.55 from $4.42. These revisions point to slightly stronger expectations for portions of the near-term earnings outlook. Domino’s Pizza analyst estimate report
• Neutral Sentiment: The current-year consensus EPS estimate remains approximately $18.90, while Zacks projects FY2026 EPS of $18.44. The small differences indicate that the revisions are unlikely to materially change the immediate earnings narrative on their own.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its Q3 2027 EPS estimate to $4.64 from $4.79, cut Q4 2027 to $6.81 from $6.84, and reduced Q1 2028 to $4.58 from $4.60. It also lowered FY2026 EPS to $18.44 from $18.59, leaving the forecast below the current consensus.
• Negative Sentiment: The largest revision was to FY2028 EPS, which fell to $21.58 from $22.34. That reduction implies weaker longer-term earnings growth than previously expected and may be contributing to investor caution, particularly with the stock trading near its 200-day moving average.

Domino’s Pizza Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:DPZ opened at $347.44 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $314.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $353.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.71, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.97. Domino’s Pizza Inc has a 52 week low of $282.00 and a 52 week high of $477.00.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 20th. The restaurant operator reported $4.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.17 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter. Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 15.15% and a net margin of 11.86%.Domino’s Pizza’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.81 EPS. Analysts predict that Domino’s Pizza Inc will post 18.88 EPS for the current year.

Domino’s Pizza Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $1.99 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $7.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.15%.

Insider Activity at Domino’s Pizza

In other news, CEO Russell J. Weiner sold 10,850 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.83, for a total transaction of $3,589,505.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 43,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,499,948.07. This trade represents a 19.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 12,430 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.04, for a total value of $4,002,957.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,011,718.08. This trade represents a 57.07% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 24,742 shares of company stock worth $8,041,746. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Company Profile

Domino’s Pizza, Inc (NASDAQ: DPZ) is a global pizza delivery and carryout chain founded in 1960 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company specializes in a broad range of hand‐crafted pizzas, including hand-tossed, thin crust and specialty offerings, alongside side items such as chicken wings, sandwiches, pasta, desserts and beverages. Domino’s has built its brand on convenience and speed, leveraging proprietary ordering platforms and its Domino’s Tracker system to provide real-time status updates from order placement through delivery.

Operating predominantly under a franchise model, Domino’s has more than 17,000 stores worldwide, with approximately 95% of outlets owned and operated by independent franchisees.