Q1 EPS Estimates for Dine Brands Global Lowered by Wedbush

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE:DIN) – Stock analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Dine Brands Global in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $1.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.27. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dine Brands Global’s current full-year earnings is $5.84 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Dine Brands Global’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Dine Brands Global from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Dine Brands Global from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 18th. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Dine Brands Global from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Dine Brands Global from $37.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.50.

Dine Brands Global Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of NYSE DIN opened at $26.13 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.43. The company has a market cap of $398.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.35 and a beta of 1.85. Dine Brands Global has a 12-month low of $22.36 and a 12-month high of $51.35.

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The restaurant operator reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.48). The company had revenue of $204.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $200.75 million. Dine Brands Global had a negative return on equity of 37.75% and a net margin of 11.31%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.40 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dine Brands Global

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Dine Brands Global in the third quarter valued at $765,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Dine Brands Global by 164.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 95,399 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,979,000 after buying an additional 59,360 shares in the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. grew its stake in shares of Dine Brands Global by 640.6% in the fourth quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 495,176 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $14,905,000 after buying an additional 428,319 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Dine Brands Global by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 29,686 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $909,000 after buying an additional 9,910 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Dine Brands Global by 135.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 35,946 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after buying an additional 20,673 shares in the last quarter. 92.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Dine Brands Global Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.81%. Dine Brands Global’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.46%.

About Dine Brands Global

Dine Brands Global, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, franchises, and operates restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Applebee's Franchise Operations, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) Franchise Solutions, Fuzzy's franchise operations, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, and Company-Operated Restaurant Operations.