Restaurant Brands International (TSE:QSR) Sets New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSE:QSR) (NYSE:QSR)’s share price reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as C$86.46 and last traded at C$86.67, with a volume of 160467 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$87.71.

Restaurant Brands International Stock Up 0.5 %

The firm has a market capitalization of C$28.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$95.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$95.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 322.48.

Restaurant Brands International (TSE:QSR) (NYSE:QSR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported C$1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.29 by C($0.02). The firm had revenue of C$3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$3.15 billion. Restaurant Brands International had a return on equity of 37.74% and a net margin of 16.99%. On average, equities analysts expect that Restaurant Brands International Inc. will post 7.3241225 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Restaurant Brands International Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 3rd were given a dividend of $0.785 per share. This represents a $3.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. Restaurant Brands International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.09%.

Insider Activity at Restaurant Brands International

In other news, Senior Officer Jill Granat sold 10,613 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$99.98, for a total transaction of C$1,061,111.09. Also, Director Vicente Tome sold 1,990 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$96.66, for a total transaction of C$192,345.44. In the last three months, insiders have sold 66,735 shares of company stock valued at $6,459,478. 1.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International is one of the largest restaurant companies in the world, with more than $35 billion in 2021 systemwide sales across a footprint that spans more than 28,000 restaurants and 100 countries. The firm generates revenue primarily from retail sales at its company-owned restaurants, royalty fees and lease income from franchised stores, and from its Tim Horton’s supply chain operations.