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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 7:17am
Chipotle Mexican Grill Earnings Preview: Double-Digit EPS, Sales Growth Expected
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), whose shares are trading near an all-time high, is scheduled to report first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, April 19, after the closing bell. Chipotle has been raising its prices this year, which investors hope will lead to stronger margins. The company has...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 7:49am
DineEquity Earnings Preview: Q4 EPS Up 30%, Sales Down 19% Expected
DineEquity (NYSE: DIN) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, March 1, before the markets open. The stock is up nearly 20% in the past 90 days. The company has been reinvesting in the business and is expected to do so through 2012. And speculation has it initiating a dividend...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 7:33am
Starbucks and Yum! Brands to Open Near 52-Week Highs
The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all closed up less than 1% yesterday, but plenty of stocks rose to 52-week highs in the trading session. Among them were Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), which reached multiyear highs of $47.28 and $60.45 per share, respectively. Starbucks' new...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:06pm
Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
A hungry portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these food-related stocks, all of which have had some momentum in the past few months, if not longer. Breakfast General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is up more than 13% from a nine-month low in August, as well as up about 18% from a year ago. This...
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Brinker International Earnings Preview
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 8:50am
Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 results Thursday, August 11, before the markets open. Per-share earnings and revenues have crept upward in the past three quarters, but investors will be looking for more convincing signs that the restaurant...
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Buffalo Wild Wings Earnings Preview: Double-Digit EPS Growth Expected
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 9:44am
Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) is scheduled to report its second-quarter 2011 results Tuesday, July 26, after the closing bell. The question for investors is whether the quick-casual restaurateur can top consensus earnings estimates for a sixth straight quarter. Analysts are looking for Buffalo...
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UPDATE: Morgan Keegan Raises PT on Buffalo Wild Wings to $78
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 9:50amMorgan Keegan is out with its report today on Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), raising its PT from $70 to $78. In a note to clients, Morgan Keegan writes, "Our price target of $78 is based on 24x our 2012 EPS projection (~9x our 2012 EV/EBITDA). We believe BWLD warrants a premium to its peer...
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Friday, July 8, 2011 - 12:32pm
Eight Fast-Food Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Highs
No doubt times are tough for fast-food restaurants as they face higher commodity and production costs. Recently, privately held Sbarro filed for bankruptcy and Goldman Sachs downgraded the sector. Some companies have been able to offset growing costs with strategic price increases, and some, like...
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Five Stocks For Father's Day
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 2:31pm
Everyone knows that dads get a raw deal when it comes to Father's Day, which is swept under the rug when compared to Mother's Day. Moms love to milk their day, but dads are generally more relaxed about theirs. Well, we want to change that. Here are five stocks that will make the old man grin on his...
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Friday, May 27, 2011 - 1:19pm
5 Stocks For The Champions League
This weekend, Manchester United and Barcelona will compete in the Champion's League Final to take the title Champion of Europe. Americans – this IS a big deal. Worldwide, this game is bigger than the Super Bowl. So take note. It's not a girl's game. It's not a child's game. Real grown men play...
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