NYSE:ARCO Arcos Dorados (ARCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $8.24 +0.33 (+4.10%) Closing price 03/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.36 +0.12 (+1.44%) As of 03/14/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Arcos Dorados Stock (NYSE:ARCO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Arcos Dorados alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$7.84▼$8.4550-Day Range$7.15▼$8.5052-Week Range$7.02▼$11.79Volume4.53 million shsAverage Volume1.29 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.74 billionP/E Ratio11.78Dividend Yield2.91%Price Target$12.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewArcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's restaurants. It has the exclusive right to own, operate, and grant franchises of McDonald's restaurants in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.Read More… Remove Ads Arcos Dorados Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScoreARCO MarketRank™: Arcos Dorados scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 217 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingArcos Dorados has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageArcos Dorados has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Arcos Dorados' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.87% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Arcos Dorados are expected to grow by 15.87% in the coming year, from $0.63 to $0.73 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Arcos Dorados is 11.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.47.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Arcos Dorados is 11.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.26.Price to Book Value per Share RatioArcos Dorados has a P/B Ratio of 3.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Arcos Dorados' valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.02% of the float of Arcos Dorados has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverArcos Dorados has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Arcos Dorados has recently decreased by 23.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldArcos Dorados pays a meaningful dividend of 2.98%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthArcos Dorados does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Arcos Dorados is 34.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Arcos Dorados will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.88% next year. This indicates that Arcos Dorados will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Arcos Dorados' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.02% of the float of Arcos Dorados has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverArcos Dorados has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Arcos Dorados has recently decreased by 23.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.63 News SentimentArcos Dorados has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Arcos Dorados this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for ARCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Arcos Dorados to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Arcos Dorados insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Institutions55.91% of the stock of Arcos Dorados is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Arcos Dorados' insider trading history. Receive ARCO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Arcos Dorados and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address ARCO Stock News HeadlinesArcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) Sees Large Volume Increase After Dividend AnnouncementMarch 15 at 1:57 AM | americanbankingnews.comArcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) Shares Gap Up on Strong EarningsMarch 14 at 1:18 AM | americanbankingnews.comAlert: DOGE goes liveElon will most likely be at the helm of it all. And just days from now, could bring about the biggest economic transformation in American history. See, there's one particular part of Elon and Trump's plans that you need to pay special attention to right now.March 15, 2025 | Altimetry (Ad)Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ARCO) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 13 at 7:15 PM | msn.comArcos Dorados price target lowered to $11 from $12 at BofAMarch 13 at 7:15 PM | markets.businessinsider.comArcos Dorados Q4 Earnings & Revenues Top, Digital Sales Up Y/YMarch 13 at 7:15 PM | finance.yahoo.comArcos Dorados to Participate in Upcoming Investor EventsMarch 13 at 6:21 PM | gurufocus.comMcDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Announces Leadership Change With New Roles For ExecutivesMarch 13 at 3:18 AM | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines ARCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ARCO shares performed this year? Arcos Dorados' stock was trading at $7.28 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ARCO shares have increased by 13.3% and is now trading at $8.2450. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Arcos Dorados' earnings last quarter? Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ARCO) released its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 12th. The restaurant operator reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.06. The restaurant operator had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Arcos Dorados had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.74% and a net margin of 3.25%. Who are Arcos Dorados' major shareholders? Arcos Dorados' top institutional investors include Nuveen Asset Management LLC (6.52%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (6.39%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.33%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.05%). How do I buy shares of Arcos Dorados? Shares of ARCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Arcos Dorados own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Arcos Dorados investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET), Salesforce (CRM) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 12/27 Dividend12/23/2024Dividend Payable12/27/2024Last Earnings3/12/2025Today3/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend3/24/2025Dividend Payable3/27/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/21/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNYSE:ARCO CIK1508478 Webwww.arcosdorados.com Phone(982) 626-3000Fax598 2626-3018Employees81,300Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$12.00 High Stock Price Target$12.00 Low Stock Price Target$12.00 Potential Upside/Downside+45.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.70 Trailing P/E Ratio11.78 Forward P/E Ratio13.09 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$181.27 million Net Margins3.25% Pretax Margin5.14% Return on Equity29.74% Return on Assets4.99% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.40 Current Ratio0.63 Quick Ratio0.57 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.50 billion Price / Sales0.39 Cash Flow$1.58 per share Price / Cash Flow5.23 Book Value$2.45 per share Price / Book3.37Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares210,655,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$1.74 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.09 Social Links A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for March 2025. 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