Ratings Potbelly Corporation

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Mar. 08	Lake Street Adjusts Price Target on Potbelly to $15 From $13.50, Maintains Buy Rating	MT
Mar. 07	Transcript : Potbelly Corporation, Q4 2023 Earnings Call, Mar 07, 2024

Summary

On the basis of various fundamental qualitative criteria, the company appears to be particularly poorly ranked from a medium and long-term investment perspective.
From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental configuration.

Strengths

The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
The opinion of analysts covering the stock has improved over the past four months.
Consensus analysts have strongly revised their opinion of the company over the past 12 months.
Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.

Weaknesses

According to Standard & Poor's' forecast, revenue growth prospects are expected to be very low for the next fiscal years.
As a percentage of sales and without taking into account depreciation and amortization, the company has relatively low margins.
The company has insufficient levels of profitability.
The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 47.22 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.
The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
For the last twelve months, the analysts covering the company have given a bearish overview of EPS estimates, resulting in frequent downward revisions.

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