CreativeOne Wealth LLC Decreases Position in Domino’s Pizza Inc $DPZ

CreativeOne Wealth LLC trimmed its stake in Domino’s Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ) by 41.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,767 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 1,977 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC’s holdings in Domino’s Pizza were worth $1,194,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Angeles Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Domino’s Pizza by 13.0% in the third quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 514 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $222,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Domino’s Pizza by 1.9% during the third quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,404 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $4,923,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the period. Fiduciary Group LLC increased its position in Domino’s Pizza by 6.1% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Group LLC now owns 4,920 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,124,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its position in Domino’s Pizza by 40.3% during the third quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 29,106 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $12,564,000 after acquiring an additional 8,358 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Level Four Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Domino’s Pizza by 12.0% in the third quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 570 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $246,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.63% of the company’s stock.

Domino’s Pizza Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of NASDAQ DPZ opened at $400.52 on Wednesday. Domino’s Pizza Inc has a twelve month low of $370.70 and a twelve month high of $499.08. The firm has a market cap of $13.47 billion, a PE ratio of 22.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $401.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $417.27.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The restaurant operator reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.38 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter. Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 15.28% and a net margin of 12.18%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.89 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Domino’s Pizza Inc will post 16.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Domino’s Pizza Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.99 per share. This represents a $7.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Domino’s Pizza’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.74. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.61%.

Domino’s Pizza News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised Domino’s FY2026 EPS forecast to $19.39 and upgraded several near-term quarters (notably Q4 2026 to $6.30). Those upward revisions imply stronger FY2026 expectations versus prior estimates and provide some offset to other cuts.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks also nudged Q1 2027 and Q2 2027 estimates higher (Q1 2027 to $4.54; Q2 2027 to $4.56), signalling pockets of near-term resilience in the model.
• Neutral Sentiment: Domino’s U.K. is expanding its menu into fried chicken as management seeks growth beyond pizza; the move diversifies product mix but its impact on U.S. system sales and margins is uncertain. Domino’s UK bets on fried chicken
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest figures in recent updates look anomalous (zero shares / NaN increases) and are likely a data glitch; there’s no clear evidence of a meaningful short squeeze or growing short pressure from the reported numbers.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed several quarter and medium-term estimates (notably Q3 2027 from $5.29 to $5.02, Q3 2026 to $4.42, and Q1 2026 to $4.29) and lowered FY2027 slightly to $21.30, suggesting some slowing vs. prior expectations that may pressure near-term sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Guggenheim lowered its price target on DPZ to $440 from $450 while keeping a Neutral rating, reducing the modeled upside for the stock. Guggenheim trims PT

Insider Transactions at Domino’s Pizza

In other Domino’s Pizza news, EVP Kelly E. Garcia sold 4,870 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $434.06, for a total transaction of $2,113,872.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 6,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,927,300.64. This trade represents a 41.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.83% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on DPZ. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Domino’s Pizza from $450.00 to $430.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $445.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, William Blair set a $540.00 target price on Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $475.71.

Domino’s Pizza 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.