Yeah, its an all time high. And I know thats not the best time to make a call... and note, it was just a call. I'm not in as I unfortunately only have so much to play with (stocks... not my option shenanigans which is casino money)...the lions share of which is tied up in SJM right now... so I only threw this out there for the record.
But why bearish? Robert.... again its the Peter Lynch in me. Pizza wars are going nuclear. Watch the NBA tournament. PAPA and Pizza Hut are spending ad dollars like nuts, cutting prices. Its a race to the bottom here. Little Ceasars has expanded their (nasty) Hot and Ready selections to various deep dish pies... Nestle is heavily promoting DiGiornos. And then there's DPZ's PE. Too high imo with this much competition. The other players have caught up with DPZ's once leading technology prowess.
Then there's my actual channel checks. They're slowing down. I mean its noticeable. I watch three of them regularly when I'm out and about. Call me weird lol... but I actually enjoy this stuff...taking note of the time of day, especially peak times, and how busy they are with walk-ins and delivery vehicles sitting idle. Its changed over the last year. I just don't see the growth justifying that forward PE. YOY comps are gonna be hard to top.
Target? Back to the mid to upper $180's. And probably lower.
It could take out $200 though... as these things go. Stocks hitting all time highs do seem to like big round numbers. But it will decline into the ER.