<div id="readability-page-1"><p><span>Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN - Get Free Report)</span> had its price target cut by stock analysts at Benchmark  from $8.00 to $6.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a &#34;buy&#34; rating on the restaurant operator's stock. Benchmark's target price indicates a potential upside of 68.54% from the company's previous close.</p><ul><li>Small-Cap Surge: 3 Stocks Ready to Ride the Market Rotation</li></ul><p>A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Citigroup dropped their price target on Denny's from $7.00 to $6.25 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Piper Sandler  set a $4.00 target price on Denny's and gave the stock a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Denny's from $7.00 to $6.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned  a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Denny's currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $6.46.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on Denny's</b></p><h2>Denny's Trading Up 0.6%</h2><ul><li>Investment Company's Earnings Hint at Rate Cuts: Stock Forecast</li></ul><p>Shares of Denny's stock opened at $3.56 on Thursday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $4.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.32. Denny's has a 12-month low of $2.85 and a 12-month high of $7.73. The company has a market cap of $182.45 million, a P/E ratio of 11.48 and a beta of 1.70. </p><p>Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The restaurant operator reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $117.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $118.14 million. Denny's had a net margin of 3.53% and a negative return on equity of 59.51%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 EPS.  Analysts predict that  Denny's will post 0.5 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Institutional Investors Weigh In On Denny's</h2><ul><li>Savvy Investors' Rate Cut Portfolio: Bonds, Small Caps, Energy</li></ul><p>Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in  Denny's during the 2nd quarter valued at about $81,000.  First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of  Denny's by 6.0% during the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 1,949,248 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $7,992,000 after buying an additional 110,722 shares during the last quarter.  Savant Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of  Denny's by 21.9% in the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 58,041 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $238,000 after buying an additional 10,410 shares during the period.  Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new stake in shares of  Denny's in the second quarter worth approximately $48,000.  Finally, CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of  Denny's by 207.5% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 20,679 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 13,954 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own  85.07% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Denny's Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Denny's Corp. engages in the operation of restaurants and franchised, and licensed restaurants. It operates through the Denny's and Other segments. The Denny's segment includes the results of all company and franchised and licensed Denny's restaurants. The Other segment refers to the results of all company and franchise restaurants.</p><h2>Featured Articles</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Denny's</li><li>What is the FTSE 100 index? </li><li>Buybacks Over Dividends? These 2 Stock Picks Make a Strong Case</li><li>Retail Stocks Investing, Explained</li><li>Navitas Stock's Dip: A Calculated Risk or a Clear Buy Signal?</li><li>What is the Nikkei 225 index?    </li><li>Buy the Dip? 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<p>Benchmark has lowered its price target for Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) from $8.00 to $6.00 while maintaining a "buy" rating. Other analysts, including Citigroup and Oppenheimer, have also adjusted their targets, with Citigroup setting it at $6.25 and Piper Sandler at $4.00. Denny's shares opened at $3.56, with a 12-month range of $2.85 to $7.73. The company reported a quarterly EPS of $0.09, missing estimates, and has a market cap of $182.45 million. Institutional investors hold 85.07% of the stock.</p>

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) Price Target Lowered to $6.00 at Benchmark