DineEquity
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back DineEquity, with four of six rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts like DineEquity better than competitor CBRL Group overall. Wall Street has warmed to the stock over the past three months, with analysts increasing their endorsement from hold to moderate buy.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $269.4 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a decline of 20.8% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $1.02 per share. Estimates range from $0.88 to $1.13.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are split on DineEquity, with 45.8% rating it an "outperform" and 54.2% giving it an "underperform" rating. Fools are skeptical of DineEquity and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 216 posts in the past 30 days. DineEquity's bearish CAPS rating of one out of five stars falls short of the Fool community sentiment.
Management:
Revenue has fallen in the past two quarters.
Quarter | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 |
Gross Margin | 36.9% | 33.4% | 32.2% | 31.8% |
Operating Margin | 13.7% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 6.6% |
Net Margin | 9.9% | (17.0%) | 4.3% | 4.1% |
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