Denny's (DENN) Lags Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Financial Performance - Denny's reported quarterly earnings of $0.14 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$0.15 per share, representing an earnings surprise of -6.67% [1] - The company posted revenues of $114.67 million for the quarter ended December 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.81$115.35 million [2] - Over the last four quarters, Denny's has not surpassed consensus EPS or revenue estimates [2] Stock Performance - Denny's shares have increased approximately 11.1% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 3.2% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.11 on revenues of$111.89 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $0.58 on revenues of$468.79 million [7] Industry Outlook - The Retail - Restaurants industry is currently in the top 26% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that the industry outlook can significantly impact stock performance [5][8]