Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) Given Hold Rating at TD Cowen

TD Cowen restated their hold rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $400.00 target price on the restaurant operator’s stock.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $480.00 target price on Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $470.00 target price on shares of Domino’s Pizza in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $510.00 to $485.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $455.00 to $430.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on Domino’s Pizza from $500.00 to $480.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $455.74.

Domino’s Pizza Price Performance

NASDAQ DPZ opened at $335.05 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $379.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $400.40. Domino’s Pizza has a fifty-two week low of $328.74 and a fifty-two week high of $499.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.27 billion, a PE ratio of 19.07, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.18.

Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The restaurant operator reported $4.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.29 by ($0.16). Domino’s Pizza had a negative return on equity of 15.28% and a net margin of 12.18%.The business had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.33 EPS. Domino’s Pizza’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Domino’s Pizza will post 19.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Domino’s Pizza Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $1.99 dividend. This represents a $7.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Domino’s Pizza’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.30%.

Institutional Trading of Domino’s Pizza

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lafayette Investments Inc. increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 8.4% in the first quarter. Lafayette Investments Inc. now owns 1,123 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $403,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Oxbow Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 1.5% in the first quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 7,506 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,693,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 36.3% in the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,792 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $643,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the period. Kennon Green & Company LLC increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 17.8% in the first quarter. Kennon Green & Company LLC now owns 3,264 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,171,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in Domino’s Pizza by 9.9% in the first quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 31,979 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $11,474,000 after purchasing an additional 2,889 shares during the period. 94.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Domino’s Pizza News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Board approved an additional $1.0 billion share repurchase program, which supports buyback-driven EPS upside and signals capital-return priority. Domino’s Pizza® Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.99 per share (annualized yield ~2.4%), supporting income-focused holders and reflecting board confidence in cash flow stability.
• Neutral Sentiment: Income from operations rose year-over-year (reported +9.6%; +7.9% excluding a one-time FX benefit), showing operating leverage despite top-line pressure. Domino’s Pizza® Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts (TD Cowen) reaffirmed a hold rating with a $400 target, indicating mixed sentiment — upside exists but expectations are tempered.
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 EPS of $4.13 missed the $4.29 consensus and revenue of $1.15B trailed estimates; U.S. same-store sales rose just 0.9% vs. higher expectations, highlighting demand weakness. Domino’s Q1 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates, Stock Down
• Negative Sentiment: Management lowered the full-year outlook and CEO Russell Weiner said winter weather and weak consumer sentiment likely hurt results and may affect peers — increasing investor caution on near-term demand. Domino’s Pizza stock falls on disappointing sales — and CEO thinks more chains will follow
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage points to intensifying competition and a “pizza price war” that is pressuring pricing/promotion dynamics and customer trade-downs — a structural headwind for margins and growth. There’s a pizza price war going on, and Domino’s is feeling the pain

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.