What is William Blair’s Estimate for Portillo’s Q3 Earnings?

Portillo’s Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) – Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Portillo’s in a report released on Tuesday, August 5th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.10. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Portillo’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo’s’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.12. The company had revenue of $188.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.04 million. Portillo’s had a net margin of 4.19% and a return on equity of 6.25%. Portillo’s’s revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.10 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on PTLO. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Portillo’s in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Portillo’s from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 18th. Guggenheim cut their price target on shares of Portillo’s from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Portillo’s from $17.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $8.00 price objective on shares of Portillo’s in a research note on Tuesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $12.88.

Portillo’s Stock Performance

Shares of PTLO stock opened at $7.72 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $577.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.16, a PEG ratio of 5.22 and a beta of 1.81. The company’s 50 day moving average is $11.12 and its 200 day moving average is $12.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Portillo’s has a 52-week low of $7.20 and a 52-week high of $15.78.

Insider Transactions at Portillo’s

In other Portillo’s news, Director Berkshire Partners Llc sold 10,000,000 shares of Portillo’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.23, for a total value of $122,300,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 6.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its holdings in Portillo’s by 4.1% in the first quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 5,973,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,027,000 after buying an additional 234,475 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Portillo’s by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,571,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,371,000 after purchasing an additional 97,801 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake 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 worth $58,825,000 after purchasing an additional 4,902,741 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Portillo’s by 53.6% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,413,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,590,000 after purchasing an additional 1,191,443 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zuckerman Investment Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Portillo’s by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Zuckerman Investment Group LLC now owns 1,944,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,283,000 after purchasing an additional 125,073 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.34% of the company’s stock.

About Portillo’s

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.