In the past week, PTLO stock has gone down by -2.30%, with a monthly decline of -11.36% and a quarterly plunge of -8.09%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.96%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.12% for Portillos Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.39% for PTLO stock, with a simple moving average of -4.99% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Portillos Inc (NASDAQ: PTLO) Right Now?
Portillos Inc (NASDAQ: PTLO) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.54x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PTLO is 1.88. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PTLO is 59.09M and currently, short sellers hold a 15.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PTLO on June 20, 2025 was 1.85M shares.
PTLO) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Portillos Inc (NASDAQ: PTLO) has decreased by -1.38 when compared to last closing price of 11.63. Despite this, the company has experienced a -2.30% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-16 that CHICAGO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Portillo’s (NASDAQ: PTLO), the fast-casual restaurant concept known for its menu of Chicago-style favorites, today announced the appointment of Eugene I. Lee, Jr., a respected veteran of the restaurant industry and award-winning foodservice leader, to Portillo’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Analysts’ Opinion of PTLO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PTLO stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for PTLO by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PTLO in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $12 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PTLO reach a price target of $16, previously predicting the price at $13. The rating they have provided for PTLO stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 27th, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to PTLO, setting the target price at $13 in the report published on November 06th of the previous year.
PTLO Trading at -0.63% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PTLO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.31% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PTLO starting from Berkshire Partners LLC, who sale 10,000,000 shares at the price of $12.23 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, Berkshire Partners LLC now owns 0 shares of Portillos Inc, valued at $122,300,000 using the latest closing price.
BERKSHIRE FUND VIII-A, L.P., the Director of Portillos Inc, proposed sale 2,709,535 shares at $13.35 during a trade that took place back on May 19 ’25, which means that BERKSHIRE FUND VIII-A, L.P. is holding shares at $36,172,292 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PTLO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Portillos Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 7.37, with 1.94 for asset returns.
Based on Portillos Inc (PTLO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 94.79 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.85. The receivables turnover for the company is 50.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.25.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Portillos Inc (PTLO) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
