How To Earn $500 A Month From Domino's Pizza Stock Ahead Of Q1 Earnings

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. DPZ will release earnings results for the first quarter, before the opening bell on Monday, April 28.

Analysts expect the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company to report quarterly earnings at $4.05 per share. That’s an increase from $3.58 per share in the year-ago period. Domino’s projects to report quarterly revenue at $1.12 billion, compared to $1.08 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

On Wednesday, Baird analyst David Tarantino maintained Domino’s Pizza with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $500 to $535.

With the recent buzz around Domino’s, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends. Currently, Domino’s offers an annual dividend yield of 1.43% and a quarterly dividend of $1.74 per share ($6.96 a year).

So, how can investors exploit its dividend yield to pocket a regular $500 monthly?

To earn $500 per month or $6,000 annually from dividends alone, you would need an investment of approximately $420,630 or around 862 shares. For a more modest $100 per month or $1,200 per year, you would need $83,931 or around 172 shares.

To calculate: Divide the desired annual income ($6,000 or $1,200) by the dividend ($6.96 in this case). So, $6,000 / $6.96 = 862 ($500 per month), and $1,200 / $6.96 = 172 shares ($100 per month).

Note that dividend yield can change on a rolling basis, as the dividend payment and the stock price both fluctuate over time.

How that works: The dividend yield is computed by dividing the annual dividend payment by the stock’s current price.

For example, if a stock pays an annual dividend of $2 and is currently priced at $50, the dividend yield would be 4% ($2/$50). However, if the stock price increases to $60, the dividend yield drops to 3.33% ($2/$60). Conversely, if the stock price falls to $40, the dividend yield rises to 5% ($2/$40).

Similarly, changes in the dividend payment can impact the yield. If a company increases its dividend, the yield will also increase, provided the stock price stays the same. Conversely, if the dividend payment decreases, so will the yield.

DPZ Price Action: Shares of Domino’s gained 0.4% to close at $487.97 on Thursday.

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