How to buy Portillo’s stock (PTLO)

American fast casual chain Portillo's completed its initial public offering, selling, 20.3 million shares at $20 each, the high end of the previously announced range, giving the Chicago-based hot dog purveyor a $1.4 billion valuation.

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Portillo’s stock price (NASDAQ: PTLO)

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Portillo’s shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$8.80
52-week range	$8.66 - $16.85
50-day moving average more info button	$11.74
200-day moving average more info button	$11.55
Wall St. target price	$15.60
PE ratio more info button	21
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.42

Is it a good time to buy Portillo’s stock?

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Portillo’s price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $8.66 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-16)	-3.56%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-20.15%
3 months (2024-09-23)	-34.74%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-10.72%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-47.71%
2 years (2022-12-23)	-49.62%
3 years (2021-12-23)	38.34
5 years (2019-12-20)	N/A

Is Portillo’s stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Portillo’s stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Portillo’s's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Portillo’s's P/E ratio

Portillo’s's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Portillo’s shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

However, Portillo’s's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the restaurants industry or those of similar companies.

• Shake Shack (SHAK.US): 629.50
• Noodles-and-Company (NDLS.US): 0.00
• Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.US): 56.80

Portillo’s's EBITDA

Portillo’s's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $84.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Portillo’s's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put Portillo’s's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.

• Shake Shack (SHAK.US): USD$127.7 million
• Noodles-and-Company (NDLS.US): USD$25.9 million
• Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.US): USD$2.2 billion

Portillo’s financials

Revenue TTM	$713.8 million
Operating margin TTM	8.79%
Gross profit TTM	$132.5 million
Return on assets TTM	2.54%
Return on equity TTM	6.98%
Profit margin	3.65%
Book value	$6.15
Market Capitalization more info button	$552.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Portillo’s share dividends

We're not expecting Portillo’s to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

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Portillo’s share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Portillo’s's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.66 up to $16.85. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Portillo’s's is 1.787. This would suggest that Portillo’s's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

To put Portillo’s's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

• Shake Shack (SHAK.US): 1.818
• Noodles-and-Company (NDLS.US): 1.731
• Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.US): 1.266

Portillo’s overview

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. Portillo's Inc. was founded in 1963 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Portillo’s is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 6.917% of Portillo’s shares are held by insiders and 89.747% by institutions. How many people work for Portillo’s?
Latest data suggests 8,180 work at Portillo’s. When does the fiscal year end for Portillo’s?
Portillo’s's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Portillo’s based?
Portillo’s's address is: 2001 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL, United States, 60523 What is Portillo’s's ISIN number?
Portillo’s's international securities identification number is: US73642K1060