What is William Blair’s Estimate for Portillo’s Q2 Earnings?

Portillo’s Inc. (NASDAQ:PTLO) – Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Portillo’s in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.13. The consensus estimate for Portillo’s’ current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Portillo’s’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.01. Portillo’s had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 5.62%. The firm had revenue of $176.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $180.76 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.08 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on PTLO. Morgan Stanley set a $12.00 price objective on Portillo’s in a report on Monday, April 14th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $13.00 price target on shares of Portillo’s in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Portillo’s from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Baird R W downgraded shares of Portillo’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Portillo’s from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Portillo’s presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.71.

Portillo’s Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:PTLO opened at $11.24 on Thursday. Portillo’s has a 1 year low of $8.38 and a 1 year high of $15.78. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $11.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $838.54 million, a PE ratio of 26.76, a P/E/G ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Portillo’s

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PTLO. Hollencrest Capital Management increased its position in shares of Portillo’s by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Portillo’s by 58.3% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,176 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its holdings in Portillo’s by 137.6% in the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 3,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 2,037 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Portillo’s in the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of Portillo’s by 172.6% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 3,416 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.34% of the company’s stock.

About Portillo’s

Portillo’s Inc owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, chopped salads, crinkle-cut French fries, homemade chocolate cakes, and chocolate cake shake. It offers its products through its website, application, and certain third-party platforms.