restaurants

Based on the more than 7-percent decline in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock investors concluded that the bad aspects of its fiscal third-quarter earnings report outweigh the good — but the opposite is true, at least according to BTIG's Peter Saleh. Saleh maintains a Buy rating on...

Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD)'s stock is flirting with the $100 per share mark for the first time since 2013. This level is on the back of the restaurant chain's second-quarter earnings report, which disappointed investors. But not all analysts on the Street are ready to throw in the...

Earnings season can be brutal for stocks, especially for high-quality names that report a single bad quarter, Jim Cramer said during his daily "Mad Money" show Tuesday. 3M 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) lost about 5 percent Tuesday and settled below the $200 per share mark -- a notable decline for a...

Earnings season for the restaurant sector is kicking into high gear with eight companies reporting soon, analysts at Stephens commented in a research report. As a whole, volatility and negative sentiment hasn't changed much there may be a few positive standouts in the quarter. McDonald's (Reporting...

For fast-food restaurant operators, the period between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. is referred to as the "fast-food dead zone" as it is smack in between the lunch and dinner hours. In McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD)'s case, a whopping 95 percent of customers show up outside of these...

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...

Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) continue trading near multi-year lows, but could stage a rebound ahead of the company's second-quarter earnings report scheduled for July 26. UBS Sees Upside To $175 Investors remain focused on a few key factors that would support B-Dubs' growth...

Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC)'s earnings report on Wednesday sent the stock tumbling by more than 7 percent ahead of Thursday's market open. The restaurant operator of KFC and Pizza Hut locations in China reported that its revenue fell short of expectations in the quarter, which begs the...

Shares of Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) soared after its 2015 initial public offering but are now down by around 25 percent since the company's first day of trading. But the company is still in the very early stages of its long-term plan, which should bode well for investors. Shake Shack is only...

Shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) were trading higher by more than 3 percent early Tuesday morning after the company reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results and issued guidance for the coming year. Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden and other restaurant chains,...

Shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) are up more than 25 percent since the start of 2017 and even hit a new all-time high of $155.28 on Tuesday. As such, many investors are wondering if now is a time to cash in on profits or if the popular fast food restaurant chain's stock has further...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG)'s guidance and spending update Monday was encouraging enough for analysts at Piper Jaffray to remain bullish on the company — despite a more than 5-percent decline in the stock in reaction to the announcement. Piper Jaffray's Nicole Miller Regan...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) released a regulatory 8-k filing after Monday's market close to "reaffirm and clarify" certain financial and operating metrics. Chipotle said it still expects food costs for the second quarter to be approximately 34.2 percent of sales. Moreover, marketing...

Attention breakfast lovers, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM)'s Taco Bell unit has a new concept to win over the competitive landscape: breakfast salsa. Taco Bell is been "killing it" in the breakfast space, as evidenced by an 8-percent same-store sales gain last quarter, CNBC's...

Did you know Friday is National Doughnut Day? While most investors are excited to celebrate the unofficial national holiday, are they just as excited to invest in a name synonymous with the pastry: quick service restaurant and coffee chain Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: DNKN)? Dunkin's CEO...