Restaurant Earnings

Bank of America analysts lost their appetite for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) ahead of the company's third-quarter earnings report on Oct. 24. The firm's Gregory Francfort downgraded Chipotle's stock from Neutral to Underperform with a price target slashed from $390 to $285...

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...

Analysts at Stephens continue to hold a cautious view on Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) despite a recent upgrade. The firm's Will Slabaugh upgraded Chipotle's stock to Equal-Weight in August amid a view that the negative media attention the company has been receiving is "well...

Analysts at Stephens continue to hold a bullish view on McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) heading into earnings season for the restaurant group. The firm's Will Slabaugh maintains an Overweight rating on McDonald's stock with an unchanged $175 price target after conducting first-hand industry...

Analysts at Baird Equity Research turned bullish on Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) as the stock's recent pullback has created a "compelling entry point." The firm's David Tarantino upgrades Darden's stock rating from Neutral to Outperform with an unchanged $94 price target. Darden's stock...

Analysts at BTIG held on to their Neutral rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) after meeting with the restaurant chain's head of investor relations and treasury, Mark Alexee. The firm's Peter Saleh maintains a Neutral rating on Chipotle's stock with no assigned price...

CNBC's Jim Cramer singled out Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) as being one of a small handful of stocks investors "left for dead" but in fact have a lot of life left. Cramer followed Monday with his bullish stance on the pizza chain in an interview with CEO Patrick Doyle. Doyle...

Investors made it clear on Friday they aren't pleased with Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s fiscal third-quarter earnings report based on the stock's more than 9 percent decline. Naturally, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson disagrees and exclaimed during a CNBC interview he is...

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 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...

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,...

Analysts at Argus upgraded shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) on Thursday after the fast-casual restaurant chain offered an impressive first-quarter earnings report, which supports its bullish case. Q1 And Analyst's Take Argus' John Staszak upgraded Chipotle's stock from Hold to Buy...

Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN)'s earnings report on Wednesday helped boost shares to an all-time high of $16.12 and received a nod of approval from one of the Street's most notable restaurant analysts. Stephens' Will Slabaugh maintains an Overweight rating on Wendy's stock with a price target boosted from...

Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN), the fast food chain valued at nearly $4 billion, is holding up quite well against the industry juggernaut McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) who is nearly 30 times bigger by market size. Wendy's stock gained more than 5 percent Wednesday and hit a new-all time high...