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SBUX's improving traffic, margins and earnings outlook strengthen its recovery story, but a 31.02X P/E and execution risks complicate the buy case.
Stocks that are most closely tied to the health of the US consumer have trailed the broader market badly this year. A potential Federal Reserve interest-rate hike Wednesday may add to the segment’s stress.
Seaport sees different trends across the restaurant stocks, with CAVA offering strong growth potential, while Wendy’s, Chipotle, Starbucks and McDonald’s face concerns around traffic, valuation and business performance.
On September 11, an Investing Club member asked whether McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was a buy, sell, or hold after the stock fell nearly 20% over the previous 12 months, noting that higher beef prices were a factor. Mad Money host Jim Cramer stated: Okay, I want you to buy it here. Let me tell you […]
McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD, XETRA:MDO) retained Jefferies' backing despite a price target cut to $325 from $350, with management still needing to convince investors that a sales recovery is achievable. Shares traded down 1% to $253.67 on September 15, as the broker maintained its...
WEN's turnaround targets traffic, value and restaurant economics as weak sales, cost inflation and investment pressure weigh on EBITDA recovery.
CAVA's loyalty base grows faster than restaurant openings as traffic gains and menu innovation deepen customer engagement.
Mixue sells 45-cent ice cream cones out of 47,000 stores. The blueprint came from watching how Dollar General beat Walmart.
LeBron James invested in Mike Red's Tacos, which has three corporate stores open and franchise commitments for about 300 more.
An employee at a Greensboro, North Caroliona, McDonald’s was physically attacked in June by a group of juvenile girls. They were fighting among themselves in the restaurant and turned on her when she asked them to leave. In January, a routine refund dispute sparked explicit death threats by an aggressive customer against a crew of Paul’s Drive In in […]
In recent weeks, McDonald's outlined progress in its Accelerating the Arches plan, highlighting a global delivery platform generating about US$20.00 billion in systemwide sales across 90% of its restaurants and an upcoming investor day focused on addressing demand pressures and digital growth. A key development is the company's push to route 30% of delivery sales through its own app by the end of 2027, underscoring how digital ordering and unified technology systems are becoming central to...
The latest trading day saw McDonald's (MCD) settling at $257.49, representing a +1.96% change from its previous close.
McDonald's is slashing Big Mac meal prices to lure back customers at the same moment diesel costs shatter records, leaving franchisees caught between a value-hungry public and a supply chain bleeding money at every mile.
McDonald's (MCD) investor day on Sept. 23 will likely flesh out the strategies the fast food giant h
McDonald's $20B-plus delivery platform spans about 90% of its restaurants as app ordering and unified digital systems deepen its digital strategy.
BROS' 31% shop margin shows resilient unit economics, but coffee inflation and occupancy costs are set to keep pressuring profitability.
The former McDonald’s executive recently took the helm at the juice chain as parent GoTo Foods made several leadership changes.
President Donald Trump‘s nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Nicole Saphier, disclosed investments in Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) and several major beverage and pharmaceutical companies, and agreed to divest from most of them if confirmed for the role. Offloads Tobacco...
Investors weighed housing weakness, potential equity dilution, and softer U.S. consumer demand.
Jim Cramer put a precise number on what diesel is doing to every product you buy, and the math he laid out on CNBC has nothing to do with the inflation figure Washington reports. What it means for McDonald's, Walmart, and Target stocks depends on how long one critical cushion holds.
It's not hard to see why the rug got pulled out from underneath this dividend stock. Investors are just struggling to determine if it's a mistake that needs correcting.
McDonald's has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years, and I believe it will raise it again in the fourth quarter, reaching 50 years.
Brian Niccol just declared the turnaround complete on national television, and the stock has already moved 30% to prove it. Before you buy into his confidence, there is one valuation reality and one unresolved risk that could flip the entire thesis.
The outbreak, which federal health officials linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from supplier Taylor Farms, resulted in a total of 12,883 reported cases of the gastrointestinal food-borne illness across 21 states.
Chasing the fattest yield on the screen is a trap most income investors fall into, but a handful of companies have quietly raised their payouts through oil shocks, financial meltdowns, and a global pandemic without skipping a beat. The question is what they all have in common.
Starbucks is betting on Refreshers to drive afternoon traffic, but rising competition from Dutch Bros and McDonald's could test its momentum.
McDonald’s and Burger King are boosting training to improve hospitality. “Our restaurants seem rushed, impersonal, sterile.”
Burger King is making a comeback. The fast food chain has seen increased sales and foot traffic, which the company’s U.S. president Tom Curtis credits to their updated signature burger, the Whopper. WSJ’s Heather Haddon sat down with Curtis and visited the Burger King test kitchen to find out how they plan to make it last.