William Blair Estimates Potbelly FY2026 Earnings

Potbelly Co. (NASDAQ:PBPB) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Potbelly in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia expects that the company will earn $0.32 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Potbelly’s current full-year earnings is $0.24 per share.

Potbelly (NASDAQ:PBPB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.03. Potbelly had a return on equity of 18.69% and a net margin of 8.14%. The business had revenue of $115.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.30 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.04 earnings per share.

Potbelly Price Performance

PBPB opened at $10.65 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $318.86 million, a P/E ratio of 8.52 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.49. Potbelly has a fifty-two week low of $6.28 and a fifty-two week high of $14.36. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $9.82 and a 200 day moving average of $8.54.

Insider Transactions at Potbelly

In other news, major shareholder David Nierenberg purchased 7,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of $9.23 per share, for a total transaction of $70,148.00. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 101,998 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $941,441.54. The trade was a 8.05 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 9.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Potbelly

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Portolan Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Potbelly by 21.7% in the third quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 902,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,527,000 after acquiring an additional 160,763 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Potbelly by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 608,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,074,000 after purchasing an additional 21,188 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Potbelly by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 498,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,161,000 after purchasing an additional 7,022 shares in the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Potbelly by 29.4% in the third quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 380,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,169,000 after buying an additional 86,445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new position in Potbelly during the third quarter worth about $2,332,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.60% of the company’s stock.

Potbelly Company Profile

Potbelly Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises Potbelly sandwich shops in the United States. The company was formerly known as Potbelly Sandwich Works, Inc and changed its name to Potbelly Corporation in 2002. Potbelly Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.