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Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Jericho, United States | NasdaqGS
101.79 USD +0.74 (0.732%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 101.79

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT

NATH has shown a mixed performance in the short term, with recent price fluctuations and a slight upward trend. The stock's dividend yield is relatively stable, with consistent payouts, which is a positive for dividend investors. However, the long-term fundamentals are concerning, with negative book value and a low revenue growth rate. The recent news about a potential acquisition by Smithfield Foods could be a game-changer, but the overall risk profile remains high. Investors should consider the potential for short-term momentum and the dividend yield, but the long-term outlook is uncertain.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.002256
AutoARIMA0.004438
MSTL0.004577
AutoTheta0.005605

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 1.75
Ljung-Box p 0.030
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 2.45
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-16
Revenue per Share 38.58
Market Cap 416,769,600
Trailing P/E 19.58
Beta 0.31
Profit Margins 13.59%
Website https://www.nathansfamous.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.50% 4.76% 3.47% 3.27%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-17 0.50 0.496229
2025-11-24 3.00 3.315332
2025-08-25 0.50 0.482886
2025-06-23 0.50 0.466517
2025-02-18 0.50 0.523148
2024-11-25 0.50 0.621725
2024-08-26 0.50 0.684253
2024-06-24 0.50 0.782792
2024-02-16 0.50 0.788573
2023-11-17 0.50 0.807416
2023-08-18 0.50 0.750397
2023-06-16 0.50 0.688168
2023-02-17 0.50 0.690742
2022-11-18 0.45 0.785405
2022-08-19 0.45 0.764800
2022-06-16 0.45 0.983623
2022-02-17 0.45 0.911924
2021-11-19 0.35 0.638743
2021-08-20 0.35 0.595201
2021-06-18 0.35 0.581613
2021-02-19 0.35 0.677586
2020-11-20 0.35 0.687787
2020-08-21 0.35 0.775008
2020-06-19 0.35 0.679759
2020-02-21 0.35 0.640184
2019-11-22 0.35 0.549913
2019-08-23 0.35 0.637832
2019-06-21 0.35 0.618165
2019-03-08 0.25 0.438324
2018-11-30 0.25 0.415551
2018-09-07 0.25 0.346086
2018-06-15 0.25 0.327783
2017-12-21 5.00 7.944671
2015-03-30 25.00 63.313047
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.0
dividendYield 1.97
exDividendDate 2026-02-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019792182
lastDividendValue 0.5
lastDividendDate 2026-02-17
dividendDate 2026-02-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08541262
Address1 One Jericho Plaza
Address2 Second Floor - Wing A
All Time High 118.5
All Time Low 2.5
Ask 130.17
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 17,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 50,638
Average Volume 50,638
Average Volume10Days 17,990
Beta 0.314
Bid 72.73
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 8
Book Value -3.729
City Jericho
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 101.79
Current Ratio 2.73
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 101.795
Day Low 101.29
Display Name Nathan's Famous
Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Dividend Rate 2.0
Dividend Yield 1.97
Earnings Growth -0.317
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.312
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,298,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,780,576,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,780,576,200
Ebitda 32,710,000
Ebitda Margins 0.20731
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.611
Enterprise To Revenue 2.822
Enterprise Value 445,207,488
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 100.791
Fifty Day Average Change 0.99900055
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009911604
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.541262
Fifty Two Week High 118.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -16.71
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14101265
Fifty Two Week Low 88.67
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.120003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1479644
Fifty Two Week Range 88.67 - 118.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 730,737,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.44
Float Shares 2,852,818
Free Cashflow 19,223,124
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 131
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.3065
Gross Profits 48,361,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.30181
Held Percent Institutions 0.55684
Implied Shares Outstanding 4,094,406
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=113414&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Last Dividend Value 0.5
Last Fiscal Year End 1,743,292,800
Long Business Summary Nathan's Famous, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, operates in the foodservice industry both in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Branded Product Program; Product licensing; and Restaurant operations. The company owns and franchises restaurants under the Nathan's Famous brand name and sells products bearing the Nathan's Famous trademarks through various distribution channels. It also has license agreements for the manufacture, distribution, marketing, and sale of Nathan's Famous branded beef hot dogs, crinkle-cut french fries, and sausages in refrigerated consumer packages, which are resold through retail channels such as supermarkets, grocery stores, mass merchandisers, and club stores. In addition, the company has license agreements to manufacture Nathan's Famous branded hot dog and sausage products in bulk for use in the foodservice industry, supply Nathan's Famous natural casing and skinless hot dogs in bulk for use in the Nathan's Famous restaurant system, manufacture proprietary spices, produce and distribute pickles, and produce and sell french fries and onion rings for retail sale. Further, the company produces and sells miniature bagel dogs, franks-in-a-blanket, mozzarella sticks, corn dog nuggets, other hors d'oeuvres, and bottled mustard through club stores, supermarkets, and other retail food stores. Additionally, it sells Nathan's products directly to foodservice operators or various foodservice distributors and provides Arthur Treacher's branded fish fillets. Nathan's Famous, Inc. was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York.
Long Name Nathan's Famous, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 416,769,600
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_61292
Most Recent Quarter 1,766,880,000
Net Income To Common 21,446,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,774,828,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 416,400,988
Open 101.29
Operating Cashflow 22,482,000
Operating Margins 0.14942001
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.38459998
Peg Ratio 1.56
Phone 516 338 8500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 101.79
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 101.05
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -27.296862
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.6413932
Profit Margins 0.13592
Quick Ratio 2.626
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.739998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.732309
Regular Market Day High 101.795
Regular Market Day Low 101.29
Regular Market Day Range 101.29 - 101.795
Regular Market Open 101.29
Regular Market Previous Close 101.05
Regular Market Price 101.79
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 17,159
Return On Assets 0.3987
Revenue Growth 0.089
Revenue Per Share 38.58
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 4,094,405
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0348
Shares Short 142,450
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 99,240
Short Name Nathan's Famous, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0608
Short Ratio 5.52
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol NATH
Total Cash 24,545,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.995
Total Debt 52,983,000
Total Revenue 157,784,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019792182
Trailing Eps 5.2
Trailing P E 19.575
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 101.45855
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.33145142
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0032668654
Type Disp Equity
Volume 17,159
Website https://www.nathansfamous.com
Zip 11,753