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  • What, Other Than The Chicken Scare, Is Scaring Yum!’s Growth In China?

    By Rajesh M. - May 18, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, YUM

    Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), the most popular Western food chain in China, recently reported a 29% drop in same stores sales in its biggest overseas market. The concern over its chicken and the latest outbreak of the avian flu are making customers stay at arm’s length from Yum!’s KFC outlets. The management is working hard to regain the previous reputation and win back consumer confidence in the KFC more »

  • Pick Your Income Poison

    By Reuben Brewer - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, DRI, MCD, RDS-B

    “If you’re looking for income, you pretty much just have to pick your poison these days.” That's a quote from Barron's Income Investing columnist Michael Aneiro. It is, however, an apt description of a market in which bond prices hover near historic lows and the stock prices for steady dividend payers have run up to all time highs. Now might be a good time to look for more »

  • Don't Believe This Fast-Food Stock's Bears

    By Jon Quast - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, YUM

    Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) excited investors with phenomenal growth over the last several years. This year, however, the stock has moved sideways, leading some to believe that Yum!'s growth prospects have finally hit the wall, and investors will only be rewarded with 2% dividend from here. That belief may be overwhelmingly misguided.

    Yum! and China

    The most predominant bull argument for Yum! over the last couple years has been more »

  • McDonalds; Slow and Steady Wins The Race

    By Kaitlyn Tokay - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has seen flat sales in the last couple months due to a decline in demand from the global fast food industry. Current economic conditions have helped the largest fast food chain's sales by providing cheap, quality food in rough times. With recent falling global comparable sales of 0.6% in the last month, McDonalds has missed the mark when it comes to same store revenue more »

  • Whose Burger is Best? Valuing the Biggest Burger Companies Using Three Metrics

    By Michael Nolan - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    With new numbers hot off the press showing mixed results of the three burger giants, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) and Burger King (NYSE: BKW), I thought I would throw some other numbers into consideration between statistics of revenues and earnings: the potential over/undervaluation of each company. I have combined three metrics to test which companies may be over or undervalued in the industry. Hopefully you more »

  • The Best Fast Food Bet For Your Portfolio

    By Damian Illia - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    The fast food industry is evolving rapidly as more health-conscious customers emerge along with value-looking ones. Menus have to be constantly revamped to cater with their demands. But, a $1 trillion global informal eating out market is in the cards and all the companies want to take their share. Competitors will make more and more efforts to squeeze out more value from offerings at a thin margin in order to more »

  • Where Did Wendy’s Fall Short?

    By Eshna De - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) is going through a makeover. It is not only modernizing is restaurants and changing its logo, but it is also coming out with premium menu options, like flat-bread sandwiches, that compete with those of fast-casual chains.

    However, in its quest for becoming more upscale, is Wendy’s turning away the regular value-oriented customers who constitute the main traffic in any fast-food chain? 

    First-quarter revenue missed expectations more »

  • Yum! Brands Has A Bigger Problem In China Than The Bird Flu

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, YUM

    Lately the focus for investors in Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has been the issues in China concerning bird flu and the company's meat suppliers. As Yum! has worked to address these issues, a bigger problem remains and that is competition. Yum! is not only seeing competition from U.S. multinationals like McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Burger King (NYSE: BKW), but also from home-grown Chinese competitors.

    The First Problem more »

  • Did Burger King Really Outperform McDonald's and Wendy's?

    By Erin McBride - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, CMG, MCD, PNRA, WEN | Editor's Choice

    Burger sales are down at McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN). But Burger King’s (NYSE: BKW) first-quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell. If sales were down at the two largest burger retailers, why were they up at the third largest? The answer may come as a surprise.

    Burger King earned $35.8 million, or 10 cents per share, in the first quarter, up more »

  • McDonald's Still Reigns, Despite Customer Preference

    By Stephanie Faris - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    During the economic tough times of the last few years, restaurants have gotten crafty in attracting cash-strapped customers. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) began marketing its "dollar menu" and other fast food restaurants followed. But as customers slowly begin to recover disposable income, which fast food restaurant will prevail?

    The Customer Favorite

    Despite McDonald's being a $100 billion company, the company isn't without its disappointments. First, same-store sales were more »

  • 3 Fast Food Stocks Serving Tasty Dividends

    By Nauman Aly - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    In today's world of competitive fast food chains, investors need to keep a close eye on companies' dividend payments and yields if they are seeking regular income. This is true regardless of whether the overall market is moving up or down.

    Income under the golden arches

    Certainly, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is known worldwide for its Big Mac and Egg McMuffins. But will this company's dividend be enough more »

  • Image Activation Program and Menu Changes Will Help This Company's Turnaround

    By Ash Sharma - May 12, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is in the midst of a transformation. In its early times, the company was known for its cut above position with best tasting burgers, best salads, and best chicken sandwiches. However over the past decade the company has lost its ground to its competitors. In order to gain back the lost ground they have launched “Image Activation Program” in the year 2011 and going more »

  • Should You Invest in These Fast Food Giants?

    By Leo Sun - May 11, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    Over the past decade, the fast food industry has rapidly evolved. Fast food companies revamped their domestic menus to cater to a more health-conscious population, while expanding overseas in search of higher growth.

    Increased competition from a disruptive group of bistro eateries such as Panera Bread and Chipotle also forced lower-end restaurants to offer higher quality food. Meanwhile, a struggling global economy highlighted the importance of value menus. Unpredictable food more »

  • How Burger King Outperformed McDonald's and Wendy's

    By Erin McBride - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, CMG, MCD, PNRA, WEN

    If there is one thing to be said about Americans, it is that they want higher quality and lower prices- even when they are eating fast food.

    Burger sales are down at McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN). But Burger King’s (NYSE: BKW) first quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell.

    Burger King earned $35.8 million, or 10 cents per share, in the more »

  • Are You Craving Taco Bell?

    By Eshna De - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, YUM

    The latest buzz in the fast food world is the new $1 ‘Cravings’ menu from Taco Bell. Taco Bell is owned by Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), which also owns KFC and Pizza Hut. The chain, which is known for its inexpensive menu, is going one step further.

    It is planning to replace its existing value menu, better known as “Why pay more?,” with the new menu option. The reason for more »

  • Will a Minimum Wage Hike Hurt McDonald's?

    By Lior Cohen - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, YUM

    The debate over raising the minimum wage is likely to heat up as the bill becomes more relevant. The current minimum wage is set at $7.25 per hour; under new current bill, known as the “Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013,” within two years the minimum wage will increase to $10.10 per hour on a federal level. Such a wage bump raises the concerns of many business owners more »

  • Second Look at Arcos Dorados

    By Matthew Luke - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: ARCO, BKW, CL, MCD, YUM

    On Tuesday, Latin American restaurant operator Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) reported its first quarter earnings results. Earnings per share came in at a 8-cent loss, below analysts’ estimates of 6-cent gain, with revenue of $976.9 million, beating consensus estimates of $960.4 million. This continues a challenging 12-plus months for the company, which has seen tough operating conditions across Latin America after what had initially been an impressive growth more »

  • Buy McDonald's for Both Its Solid Financials and Dividend Growth

    By Nauman Aly - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, CMG, MCD, WEN

    With all of the attention over the past few years on healthy eating, it would seem that fast food may be taking a back seat to broccoli and carrots. But that's not the case at all. In fact, many of today's once- only burgers and fries establishments have increased their healthy menu choices, while still offering competitive pricing. One such company is McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) - the largest more »

  • Will This Company Win the Burger Wars?

    By Sonam Chamaria - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, YUM

    The burger wars are on. While McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) recent numbers barely made a ripple on Wall Street, let's see what Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) brings home this quarter. Is it a miss? Or is it a hit?

    Low, low, low...

    In its last quarter, Burger King's revenue declined while earnings rose by a huge percentage, mostly owing to cost cutting. The company managed to beat more »

  • The 5 Most Interesting Fast Food Stocks

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, CMG, MCD, PNRA, YUM

    Fast food is currently experiencing an unprecedented shift. Established businesses like Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Burger King (NYSE: BKW) are reinventing their entire menus from the ground up, while upstarts like Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) and Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) continue to push entire new business models.

    Yum! Brands is bolstering its menu but remains exposed to China

    Investing in Yum! Brands is a bit tricky more »

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