Domino’s Pizza Group (LON:DOM) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Domino’s Pizza Group plc (LON:DOM)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 270.40 ($3.49) and last traded at GBX 273.80 ($3.53), with a volume of 110287 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 284.80 ($3.67).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Domino’s Pizza Group in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th.

Domino’s Pizza Group Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 290.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 303.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -562.33. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 0.95.

Domino’s Pizza Group (LON:DOM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 20.40 ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Domino’s Pizza Group had a negative return on equity of 67.25% and a net margin of 11.44%. Equities analysts expect that Domino’s Pizza Group plc will post 23.3281005 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Domino’s Pizza Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 7.50 ($0.10) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 2.53%. This is a boost from Domino’s Pizza Group’s previous dividend of $3.50. Domino’s Pizza Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 56.39%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Ian Bull acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 281 ($3.62) per share, for a total transaction of £14,050 ($18,124.36). 16.56% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Domino’s Pizza Group Company Profile

Domino’s Pizza is the UK’s leading pizza brand and a major player in the Republic of Ireland.

We are part of the global Domino’s system, the biggest pizza delivery operator in the world. We hold the exclusive master franchise rights in five markets under long term agreements with Domino’s Pizza International Franchising Inc, the international arm of Domino’s Pizza Inc, which owns the Domino’s brand.