Dine Brands Global’s (DIN) Hold Rating Reiterated at Benchmark

Benchmark reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DINFree Report) in a report issued on Tuesday morning, Benzinga reports.

DIN has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Dine Brands Global from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 12th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Dine Brands Global from $54.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $37.00 target price (down previously from $66.00) on shares of Dine Brands Global in a report on Friday, October 4th. Wedbush upgraded shares of Dine Brands Global from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $34.00 to $47.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Dine Brands Global from $56.00 to $51.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.43.

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Dine Brands Global Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DIN opened at $30.45 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $465.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.11 and a beta of 1.71. Dine Brands Global has a 12 month low of $28.25 and a 12 month high of $53.26. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $31.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.40.

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DINGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The restaurant operator reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $206.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $210.46 million. Dine Brands Global had a negative return on equity of 35.88% and a net margin of 11.14%. The company’s revenue was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.82 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Dine Brands Global will post 5.82 EPS for the current year.

Dine Brands Global Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th. Dine Brands Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.23%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dine Brands Global

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Olstein Capital Management L.P. increased its position in Dine Brands Global by 25.1% in the 3rd quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. now owns 302,205 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $9,438,000 after buying an additional 60,605 shares during the period. Olympiad Research LP acquired a new stake in Dine Brands Global in the 3rd quarter worth $407,000. Ballentine Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dine Brands Global during the third quarter valued at about $421,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Dine Brands Global by 383.4% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,973 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $93,000 after buying an additional 2,358 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning raised its holdings in Dine Brands Global by 162.8% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,573 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $799,000 after acquiring an additional 15,843 shares in the last quarter. 92.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dine Brands Global Company Profile

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Dine Brands Global, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, owns, franchises, and operates restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Applebee's Franchise Operations, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) Franchise Solutions, Fuzzy's franchise operations, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, and Company-Operated Restaurant Operations.

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