Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE:QSR) (TSE:QSR) insider Alexandre Macedo sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.03, for a total transaction of $6,203,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 289,864 shares in the company, valued at $17,980,263.92. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Alexandre Macedo also recently made the following trade(s): QSR stock opened at $62.40 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.73, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.27. Restaurant Brands International Inc has a 12 month low of $50.20 and a 12 month high of $65.59. Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) (TSE:QSR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 11th. The restaurant operator reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. Restaurant Brands International had a net margin of 11.42% and a return on equity of 28.98%. Restaurant Brands International’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Restaurant Brands International Inc will post 2.76 earnings per share for the current year. The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Restaurant Brands International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.21%. Restaurant Brands International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 68.44%. A number of research analysts recently weighed in on QSR shares. SunTrust Banks started coverage on shares of Restaurant Brands International in a research note on Tuesday, January 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Restaurant Brands International from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 10th. Barclays started coverage on shares of Restaurant Brands International in a research note on Friday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $61.27 price target on the stock. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $72.00 price target on shares of Restaurant Brands International in a research note on Wednesday, February 13th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Restaurant Brands International from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $69.34. Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Restaurant Brands International by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,255,679 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $74,437,000 after acquiring an additional 213,723 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP raised its holdings in Restaurant Brands International by 16.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 117,089 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $6,928,000 after acquiring an additional 16,865 shares during the last quarter. Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd raised its holdings in Restaurant Brands International by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd now owns 7,103,810 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $370,950,000 after acquiring an additional 519,346 shares during the last quarter. Riverhead Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Restaurant Brands International by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter. Riverhead Capital Management LLC now owns 3,508 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $207,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Restaurant Brands International by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,337,780 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $226,523,000 after acquiring an additional 98,095 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.05% of the company’s stock. TRADEMARK VIOLATION WARNING: This news story was reported by Enterprise Leader and is the sole property of of Enterprise Leader. If you are accessing this news story on another website, it was illegally copied and reposted in violation of US and international trademark & copyright laws. The original version of this news story can be viewed at https://theenterpriseleader.com/2019/03/12/insider-selling-restaurant-brands-international-inc-qsr-insider-sells-100000-shares-of-stock.html. About Restaurant Brands International Restaurant Brands International Inc owns, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants under the Tim Hortons (TH), Burger King (BK), and Popeyes (PLK) brand names. The company operates through three segments: TH, BK, and PLK. Its restaurants offer blend coffee, tea, espresso-based hot and cold specialty drinks, donuts, Timbits, bagels, muffins, cookies and pastries, grilled paninis, classic sandwiches, wraps, soups, hamburgers, chicken and other specialty sandwiches, french fries, soft drinks, chicken, chicken tenders, fried shrimp and other seafood, red beans and rice, and other food items. See Also: Investing in Dividend Stocks Receive News & Ratings for Restaurant Brands International Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Restaurant Brands International and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.