Restaurants

Restaurant stocks are on deck to report first-quarter results, and Stifel compiled a list of its top five bullish and bearish ideas in the sector based on a survey of the firm's consumer-focused investors. The Analyst Stifel's Chris O'Cull. The Thesis Among the survey respondents,...

GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) stock has gained 175 percent since the start of 2017, which has some analysts suggesting investors move to the sidelines. But after conducting firsthand checks with restaurant owners and managers, KeyBanc Capital Markets said the case for further upside can still be made...

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced its plan to close more than 8,000 company-owned U.S. stores for several hours next month, to conduct anti-bias training for nearly 175,000 workers. This move of the coffee-chain giant is mainly aimed to address the recent uproar over the arrest of two black...

Morgan Stanley has been recommending investors be buyers of GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) since Jan. 1, 2017. Now may be the time to move to the sidelines after a 175-percent return, the firm said Wednesday. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Brian Nowak downgraded GrubHub from Overweight to Equal-...

Instant Financial, a startup that allows employees to access their pay immediately without waiting for their next check, announced Tuesday that it closed a successful Series A round of funding. The popularity of fintech and companies like Instant has skyrocketed in the past decade. Meet these...

GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB)'s first-mover advantage in food delivery positions the company to capitalize on rapid growth in the sector, according to Stephens.  Its announcement Tuesday that Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL)'s Venmo is being integrated into the platform makes it...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is scheduled to report first-quarter results April 30, and Stephens shifted to a neutral stance on the restaurant chain ahead of the print.  The Analyst Stephens' Will Slabaugh downgraded McDonald's' stock rating from Overweight to Equal...

Expectations for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) to show a rebound in its business has "diminished," which puts an end to the bullish case for owning the stock, according to Cowen. The Analyst Cowen's Andrew Charles downgraded Starbucks from Outperform to Market Perform with a...

In the event that a trade war between U.S. and China flares, how will American restaurant chains in China, like Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC), fare? Bernstein has a theory.  The Analyst Bernstein's Sara Senatore maintains a Market-Perform rating on Yum China's stock with an...

Pizza chain Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) has rewarded investors with a run-up in its stock over the past few years, and the valuation has led Deutsche Bank to shift to a neutral stance.  The Analyst Deutsche Bank's Brett Levy downgraded Domino's Pizza's stock rating from...

The quick service restaurant industry has benefited in recent years from a "wave of refranchising" in which company-owned stores were sold to franchisees, Morgan Stanley said in an industrywide report. The top question in investors' minds is, according to the sell-side firm: what'...

The bullish case for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock was based on the company delivering same-store sales growth and upside to EPS consensus expectations. But after conducting firsthand checks, Wedbush concluded that the likelihood of both scenarios playing out has diminished....

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) continues to struggle with its reputation after a series of food safety scandals. But what will the company look like in five years? The Analyst BMO Capital Markets' Andrew Strelzik maintains a Market Perform rating on Chipotle's stock with an...

Fast food chain Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN) released  a hip-hop mixtape over the weekend — yes, a collection of five songs to promote its never frozen, always fresh meat. What Happened The mixtape titled "We Beefin?" naturally takes aim at rivals, including McDonald's...

A plethora of quick service restaurant chains have undergone a refranchising process in the last five years, with company-owned stores being sold to franchisees, Morgan Stanley said in a sector-wide industry report. Now that the process has mostly come to an end, the sell-side firm has become...