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  • Prominent Small Cap Investor Has a Taste for Italian and More

    By Alex Gray - June 3, 2013 | Tickers: ATSG, BBRG, EAT

    More than just the food is hot at the Italian Bravo Brio Restaurant (NASDAQ: BBRG). Since the beginning of the year, the stock is up over 38%, and this was the period when Red Mountain Capital Partners began acquiring a stake in the company. The most recent Form 13F by Red Mountain showed ownership of 592,297 shares of Bravo Brio as of March 31, 2013.

    Red Mountain began acquiring more »

  • Widening Appeal: Why This Innovative Restaurant Operator Is a Strong Buy

    By John Macris - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: BBRG, EAT, PNRA

    Restaurant stocks have performed extremely well so far in 2013, despite visible signs of same-store sales weakness with the consumer facing a higher payroll tax, increased gasoline prices, and persistent unemployment.

    The Knapp-Track restaurant index indicates that sales at casual-dining establishments declined 5.4% in February, following 1.6% and 0.6% declines in December and January, respectively. Ample evidence also points toward higher input costs for restaurant operators, which more »

  • Widening Appeal: Why This Innovative Restaurant Operator is a Strong Buy

    By John Macris - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: BBRG, EAT, PNRA

    Restaurant stocks have performed extremely well so far in 2013, despite visible signs of same-store sales weakness with the consumer facing a higher payroll tax, increased gasoline prices, and persistent unemployment.

    The Knapp-Track restaurant index indicates that sales at casual-dining establishments declined 5.4% in February, following 1.6% and 0.6% declines in December and January respectively. Ample evidence also points toward higher input costs for restaurant operators, which more »

  • Hedge Funds Have Bought These Stocks Recently

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 2, 2012 | Tickers: BBRG, GDP, NFLX, PXP, WDAY

    When hedge funds or other notable investors take a large long position in a stock (or then change that position) it must be reported relatively quickly to the SEC. As such, other market players have the opportunity to get involved in the same stock fairly quickly (though, of course, the market can react very quickly upon the news and push the price away from where it had been). Here are more »

  • Is La Dolce Vita in Sight for Bravo Brio?

    By Jonathan Lim - August 30, 2012 | Tickers: BBRG, DRI, RT, CAKE

    The American palate is evolving and becoming more adventurous, a trend that’s apparent when you consider the culinary terms that have entered our lexicon over the last few years. While semifreddo (a semi-frozen dessert) and sfogliatelle (a shell-shaped pastry) are foreign to most everyone save for Food Network devotees and professional chefs, terms such as panini and pesto aren’t anymore. You can find panini at Olive Gardens nationwide more »

  • Searching for the Next Great Restaurant Stock

    By Shawn Robinson - January 22, 2012 | Tickers: BBRG, CMG, BAGL, PNRA, PZZI

    Restaurant stocks are typically a favorite among investors because their business models can often result in accelerated revenue growth over a short period of time.

    Take Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), for example. The company popularized the fast casual restaurant model and has grown sales from $875 million in 2006 to an estimated $2.2 billion in 2011 by opening more than 600 locations. Any investor who purchased shares in more »