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Barron's Picks And Pans: Tech Infrastructure, Small Caps, DineEquity And More
Sunday, December 18, 2016 - 9:35pm | 572This weekend's
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Barron's Recap: Betting On Emerging Markets
Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 12:40pm | 781This weekend in Barron's online: a panel discussion on emerging markets, the outlook for Brazil, a contrarian play on commodities, as well as the prospects for Sotheby's, Alibaba, State Bank Financial, Wabco and more. Cover Story "The New World of Emerging Markets" by Reshma Kapadia. In this week's...
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Markets Virtually Flat, Oil Continues To Decline Following Bearish Outlook
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 3:58pm | 1622U.S. markets were little changed to start the week as equities took a back seat following a bearish oil call at Goldman Sachs. Analysts at Goldman Sachs placed a $75-per-barrel target on crude oil, noting that supply will outpace demand in the coming year. The National Association of Realtors...
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Is McDonald's Going Fast Casual?
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 12:19pm | 728McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) has been experimenting in an effort to combat falling sales. The company in September installed several build-your-own-burger kiosks in Southern California. At the stand-alone kiosks, customers could add one or more of nearly 20 toppings to one or...
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Ex-Dividends For June 16, 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 10:11am | 172The following companies declared ex-dividends Monday morning: Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ: TXRH) Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP) DineEquity (NYSE: DIN) Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ: CINF) Brown Shoe Co. (NYSE: BWS) Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) Renasant (NASDAQ: RNST) The Men...
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Traditional Restaurants Target Younger Customers with Tablet Technology
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 4:22pm | 477Applebee's, owned by DineEquity (NYSE: DIN), announced this week that tablets will be installed in every table of its 1,860 locations in the United States by end of 2014. Over 100,000 Intel (NADDAQ: INTC)-backed tablets from Presto (NYSE: NPK) will be be used by customers for ordering food and...
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McDonald's And Other Restaurant Stocks To Sell Now (DRI, MCD, PNRA, RT)
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 12:00pm | 854New research from Oppenheimer suggests that many leisure stocks may be overpriced now. The analysts suggest that investors may want to sell the following four restaurant stocks now in order to rotate into more profitable sectors, such as energy or materials. Below we take a look at how Darden...
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Four Top Comfort Food Restaurant Stocks Of The Summer
Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 12:10pm | 871While big retailers like Walmart (NYSE: WMT) have been offering so-so results for the most recent quarter and lowering their guidance, blaming consumer reluctance to spend, several restaurant stocks have posted better than expected earnings and some have announced expansion plans. Biglari Holdings...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 25
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 6:09pm | 1012After Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) all posted better-than-expected per-share earnings last week, the quarterly results from big retailers continue to roll out this week. Analysts on average expect that earnings from Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy'...
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Adobe, Darden and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 1:17pm | 653Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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BlackRock, Cracker Barrel and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 12:39pm | 931Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Darden Restaurants Earnings Preview: EPS, Sales Growth Expected
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 6:25am | 560Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), which is trading near a multiyear high, is scheduled to report its first-quarter fiscal 2013 results Friday, August 21 before market open. Investors will be looking to see whether the fortunes of the Olive Garden chain have improved and the company can build on four-...
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Three Alternatives to Buffalo Wild Wings
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 4:38pm | 574Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NASDAQ: CMG), both darlings in their industry, have plunged. Buffalo Wild Wings was down more than 10 percent at the close of Wednesday's session, following a disappointing earnings report late Tuesday, and was more than 17...
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Cracker Barrel and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Friday, April 6, 2012 - 5:19am | 1076Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Darden Restaurants Earnings Preview: Double-Digit EPS Growth for Q3 Expected
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 5:46am | 887Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2012 results tomorrow, March 23, before the opening bell. Though revenue has risen in the past four quarters, the company's net income has fallen in each of the past two quarters. The question for investors is what effect...