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  • Is There Value in Pizza and Wings?

    By Timothy Green - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: BWLD, DPZ, PZZA

    Two of the most popular foods in America are pizza and wings. Domino's (NYSE: DPZ) and Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA) are two of the big players in the pizza industry, while Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) is rapidly growing its share of the wings market. All three stocks have surged over the past three years:

    DPZ data by YCharts

    Is there any value left in these stocks? Or more »

  • 3 Fast Food Choices to Satisfy All Tastes

    By Damian Illia - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: BWLD, DPZ, MCD

    When friends tell me to visit McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) for lunch, my face turns Grinch-like. If chicken wings are mentioned, a timid smile recalls Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD). But, when Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) is mentioned, my mouth starts to drool. There are no doubts that hamburgers, wings, and pizza are three North American staple foods that have crossed the Rio Grande, the Atlantic Ocean, and more more »

  • Online Channel With International Expansion Will Be the Growth Driver for This Pizza Company

    By Ash Sharma - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Domino’s (NYSE: DPZ) is looking for growth options outside the domestic market, and international growth is included in its plans. The online and mobile platform, with various apps to make effective use of the latest multimedia technology, is important for the future. The nation-wide promotion of pan pizza was one of the factors behind the 5.2% comps growth last quarter, and consequently the company is increasing its advertising more »

  • A Strategic Look at This Pizza Company

    By William Bias - June 7, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    All businesses constantly engage in a type of warfare against competition, product obsolescence, and negative perceptions. With that being said, looking at pizza restaurant chain Papa John’s International (NASDAQ: PZZA) from the perspective of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats will give you a good idea of the company’s investment merits.

    Strengths

    NFL partnership – Papa John’s is in a partnership with the National Football League. The popularity of more »

  • Krispy Kreme Needs to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

    By Michael Carter - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, DNKN, KKD

    At the end of May, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) shot up over 23% in share price on a boosted earnings forecast and very positive first quarter results. Krispy Kreme now expects higher EPS numbers for the year, coming in between $0.59-$0.63 after net income rose 33% to $8 million, versus $6 million a year prior. This marks the 18th straight quarter the doughnut chain has more »

  • Are You Ignoring This Restaurant Chain?

    By Gaurav Basu - June 5, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Jimmy Dean once said, “I can’t change the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) has proved the saying true with its first-quarter results.

    In the first quarter, Domino's grew its comparative-store sales by 8.6%. The company generated total revenue of $417.62 million and earned $0.59 per share. Analysts at Thomson Reuters had estimated the more »

  • 2 Pizza Companies to Watch and 1 to Avoid

    By William Bias - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    The big three pizza chains: Papa John’s (NASDAQ: PZZA), Yum! Brands’ (NYSE: YUM) owned Pizza Hut, and Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) all possess huge advantages over smaller rivals that include ubiquitous purchasing power backed by thousands of restaurants and superior online and mobile ordering platforms. However, after looking at the fundamentals of these three companies, only two are worthy of your attention and one needs to be avoided more »

  • Billionaire Jim Simons’s Small-Cap Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: ALK, DPZ, TSS, TWTC, WNR

    Hedge funds’ small-cap stock picks can be sources of alpha, even when working off the fairly old information from 13F filings. We have found, for example, that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds earn an average excess return of 18 percentage points per year, and our live testing of this strategy, which began in September 2012, has since returned 38%. Our explanation for this result is that more »

  • Which is a Better Long-Term Investment, Fast Food or Restaurants?

    By Michael Carter - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: CBRL, DRI, DPZ, MCD, YUM

    If you try to narrow down one single deciding factor that favors either fast food or restaurant stocks, the metrics are all over the place. If one is going purely by share price change, then Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) has been the better buy by far the last 5 years. However, any long-term investor knows that past performance isn’t really a good indicator of future performance. If you more »

  • These Former Losers Are Now Winners

    By Jayson Derrick - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, GMCR, GRPN, SBUX, YUM

    Everyone loves a good turnaround story, especially when it brings in significant profits for investors. Not too long ago these companies were considered failures, and felt the wrath of Wall Street and short sellers. These companies appear to be making a recovery, and recent quarterly guidance seems to indicate that the worst is behind them, and the future is bright.

    Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) admitted their pizza sucks!

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  • Fast Food Pays: Who Returns The Most Cash To Shareholders?

    By Rupert Hargreaves - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, MCD, YUM

    I went into McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) yesterday and the restaurant, as usual, was very busy. The restaurant had five employees taking orders and five working in the kitchen. On average, they were serving five people every two minutes, and every person had an average order of about $5-$10. That's roughly $25-$50 of revenue every two minutes. Over an hour, that is about $750-$1,500. Wages more »

  • We Screwed up.....now Buy our Stock

    By John Timmes - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, JCP, PZZA

    J.C. Penney's collapse has been widely publicized over the past few weeks.  Ron Johnson, the recently released CEO, attempted to reinvent the company by eliminating sales and doing away with coupons.  Unfortunately, his plan failed miserably and alienated many long-time customers.  Johnson was fired and the Board brought back Johnson's predecessor, Mike Ullman.

    If you have been watching television recently, you may have seen J.C. Penney more »

  • How These Companies Are Benefiting From Business Analytics

    By Wes Patoka - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, IBM, UNP

    What do Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) all have in common? More than you might think. All three of these companies are implementing business analytics software to increase customer service, make smarter decisions, and drive costs out of their businesses. 

    Big data

    There are thousands of gigabytes of data generated every day, from a multitude of sources. These sources could more »

  • Domino's Stock to Deliver Larger Slices to Investors

    By Wes Patoka - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, MCD, YUM

    Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) is one of the fastest-growing fast food chains of 2012. As Domino’s builds out its franchise network, it profits from added franchisee revenue and volume growth of the ingredients it supplies. Last year Domino's grew at a blazing rate of 43%, fueled by its success in its international brand. Domino’s growth strategy is looking to leverage entrepreneurs worldwide to become one of more »

  • Companies Admitting Mistakes: Does It Work?

    By Timothy Green - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, JCP, MSFT | Editor's Choice

    A company publicly admitting a mistake is a rare thing. But two companies, J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), have recently done just that. J.C. Penney, after a failed turnaround attempt and a fired CEO, released a TV spot basically begging customers to come back to the store. And Microsoft, after a slower than expected launch of Windows 8 and complaints about a steep learning curve more »

  • Starbucks Set To Conquer the Billion-Strong Indian Market

    By Jaiyant Cavale - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, MCD, SBUX

    India may be a tea-drinking nation, but a significant number of people prefer coffee. People in the southern part of the country, youngsters in urban centers and the yuppies prefer coffee over tea. Not surprisingly, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) partnered with India's Tata Group and currently has 9 stores in India.

    Starbucks operates 5 stores in Mumbai, the commercial capital and 4 in New Delhi, the political capital. The company more »

  • Have a Slice of This Industry Subgroup

    By Austin Higgins - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) recently posted its quarterly earnings and they looked great to investors. There have been a lot of positives coming out of the restaurant industry in the recent weeks. Earlier this year, the National Restaurant Association launched a Pizzeria Industry Council. Pizza restaurants are becoming a strong force in the industry and investors should take note.  

    Earnings overview

    Domino’s Pizza posted strong earnings for the more »

  • Buy a Slice of This Company

    By Shas Dey - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    The three white dots in the iconic symbol of Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) have a special significance. Each dot signifies one of the three shops that were initially set up by Domino’s. The initial plan was to include an additional dot to represent each store that was established in the future, but, as expected, the extent to which the organization grew it wasn't feasible to do so more »

  • Has This Pizza Chain Found the Ingredients for Success?

    By Robert Hanley - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, PZZI

    Despite an operating history that predates larger competitors like Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) and Papa John’s (NASDAQ: PZZA), Pizza Inn Holdings (NASDAQ: PZZI) has had a hard time gaining market share.  While the pizza segment of the quick serve restaurant category grew 8% over the past ten years, according to industry estimates, Pizza Inn has had stagnant sales growth.  However, the company’s latest concept, Pie Five, has more »

  • Has This Pizza Chain Found the Ingredients for Success?

    By Robert Hanley - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, PZZI

    Despite an operating history that predates larger competitors like Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) and Papa John’s (NASDAQ: PZZA), Pizza Inn Holdings (NASDAQ: PZZI) has had a hard time gaining market share.  While the pizza segment of the quick serve restaurant category grew 8% over the past ten years, according to industry estimates, Pizza Inn has had stagnant sales growth.  However, the company’s latest concept, Pie Five, has more »

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