CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:
We lift our 12-month target to $560 from $483, 35.3x our 2024 EPS, higher than DPZ’s five-year average forward P/E of 28.9x, reflecting DPZ’s better top- and bottom-line growth prospects due its “Hungry for M.O.R.E” strategy. We raise our 2024 EPS to $15.85 from $15.76 and 2025’s to $17.74 from $17.58. DPZ posted Q1 EPS of $3.58, $0.18 above consensus. Revenue of $1,085M (+5.9% Y/Y) was $7M above consensus. Operating income rose 18.6% Y/Y to $210M, with margin widening 210 bps to 19.4% vs. the 18.4% consensus. Same-store sales increased in the U.S. (+5.6%) and internationally (+0.9% vs. +0.2% consensus), due to order count growth across income cohorts in carryout and delivery. We note that DPZ saw the most growth among lower-income cohorts, along with its launch of New York Style Pizza and recent improvements in throughput. While DPZ has started 2024 strong and benefited from its focus on value, we still view the risk/reward trade-off as fair given the current valuation, and prefer to stay at a Hold rating.