Jeff Farmer

Fogo De Chao Inc (NASDAQ: FOGO) announced Tuesday it accepted a $15.75-per-share take-private bid from Rhone Capital — an offer that's "highly unlikely" to receive third-party competition, according to Wells Fargo.  The Rating Analyst Jeff Farmer downgraded Fogo de Chao...

Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) surged higher by 25 percent Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported the restaurant could be acquired by Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm, for more than $2.3 billion, or around $150 per share. Here's how some of Wall Street's top...

Investors who previously hoped the introduction of Queso to Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG)'s menu offering would help improve traffic and boost the stock higher may want to reconsider, according to analysts at Wells Fargo. Analyst Jeff Farmer thinks queso just may not be connecting...

Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) lost more than 5 percent Wednesday morning after the company's second-quarter earnings report fell short of expectations. It didn't deter some of Wall Street's analysts to part ways with their bullish stance. Wells...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) investors can’t seem to catch a break lately. The stock fell 4.4 percent on Tuesday on reports that Chipotle was forced to close one of its Virginia restaurants due to an illness outbreak and was down another 2 percent Wednesday morning. Here’s a...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG)'s reputation and ongoing initiatives to improve its brand image may take a hit following more reports that several customers reported symptoms of norovirus after eating at their stores. This event is reason enough for Wells Fargo's Jeff Farmer to...

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) shares may near all-time high territory after a solid first-quarter beat Thursday. Parsing Through The Quarter Print The entertainment venue's differentiated concept appeals to all ages and continues to drive market share gains and same-...

Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING)'s first-quarter earnings report impressed Wells Fargo's Jeff Farmer, who noted the company's bullish thesis is "back on track." Wingstop reported earnings per share of $0.22 in the first quarter, which came in six cents better than expected, although system-wide same-...

Jeff Farmer of Wells Fargo reaffirmed his Outperform rating on Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING), as he believes the company would continue to deliver sizable market share gains, double-digit unit growth and more than 90 percent free cash flow conversion over the long term. Quarterly Print Wingstop...

Jeff Farmer of Wells Fargo maintains his Outperform rating on Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings on March 2. Farmer expects EPS of $0.14, in line with the Street, and 3 percent system same-store sales, below the 3.5 percent Street estimate and equating to 500bps...

Jeff Farmer of Wells Fargo maintains a Market-Weight rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) after the casual fast food chain reported encouraging metrics in its fourth-quarter results, which shows that the "wheels of progress are turning." Same-Store Sales Farmer noted that Chipotle's...

The potential sale of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD)’s China market would likely result in a muted response to shares, according to a note from Wells Fargo analyst Jeff Farmer. However, the potential deal would boost margins significantly. McDonald's To Go The Way Of Yum? A Wall...

In a strong indication that softening casual dining trends have started to hurt Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL), the company guided FY17 restaurant same-store sales (SSS) to a range of 1–2 percent, which is below the restaurant's long-term target of 2–3 percent. "...