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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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • Has This Pizza Chain Found the Ingredients for Success?

    By Robert Hanley - April 15, 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 »

  • 3 Evaluating Ratios: The Pizza Industry

    By Michael Nolan - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    I’m not just talking about your taste buds when I suggest that the Pizza industry could have you salivating. There is lots of investment potential in the three pizza giants: Papa John’s (NASDAQ: PZZA), Domino’s (NYSE: DPZ) and Yum! Brands-owned (NYSE: YUM) Pizza Hut. In this article, I will compare the three based on three of my favorite metrics that I will hopefully be introducing you more »

  • Can Domino's Pizza Stay Hot?

    By Nathaniel Matherson - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the world's second largest pizza company and the leader in the U.S. pizza delivery market has been firing on all cylinders recently. The shares have risen 18.58% year to date and are up 42.26% over the last 12 months. Shares closed last week at $51.42 just below the 52 week high set at $51.67. In this brief article, I more »

  • Restructuring Could Lead to a Large Payoff

    By Mike Thiessen - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: DRI, DIN, PZZA

    Glendale, California-based DineEquity (NYSE: DIN) has nearly completed an ambitious and unprecedented restructuring project that has seen it relinquish its position as one of the largest owner-operators in the casual dining space. With the recent sale of its remaining Applebee's locations in the Upper Midwest, the company has transformed itself into a franchise-only operation.

    Going forward, its revenues will come primarily from franchise sales and ongoing royalty payments from more »

  • Domino's Theory: The King of Pizza

    By Soren Nieminen - March 10, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Domino's Pizza had a killer 2012.  Domestic same-store sales grew 4.7% (3.1% for the year) and .  On February 27th, the Board of Directors announced a 20-cent quarterly dividend for shareholders that will be paid on March 29th, 2013.  The company is firing on all cylinders. 

    Baking on all

    Domino's Pizza saw net income at $105.4 million in 2012 with diluted EPS as adjusted at $2 more »

  • Is This Pizza Stock Rolling in Dough?

    By Leo Sun - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Pizza restaurant chain Papa John’s International (NASDAQ: PZZA) recently lost a slice of its market share after the Louisville, Kentucky-based company posted fourth quarter results that topped estimates on the top line but missed estimates on the bottom line. To make matters worse, Papa John’s also told investors that it needed to restate its earnings back to 2009 after the company and its auditors found an accounting error more »

  • Can You Make Some Dough With These Pizza Chains?

    By Robert Hanley - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Despite rising interest in healthy eating, Americans and their foreign counterparts continue to choose pizza when dining out.  Pizza-focused restaurants remain the second largest segment of the quick-serve restaurant (QSR) industry and grew sales 9% over the ten-year period that ended in 2011.  While thousands of mom-and-pop operators dot the landscape, the industry is dominated by Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), Papa John’s (NASDAQ: PZZA), Yum Brands’ Pizza Hut more »

  • This Pizza Company Is Too Expensive: Buy These Alternatives Instead!

    By Matthew Frankel - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: DPZ, PZZA, YUM

    Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) has come a long way since hitting an all-time low of $2.61 per share in 2008.  During the financial crisis, anything related to retail or any type of discretionary spending got beaten up worse than most of the financials that were causing all the mess!  Once the market realized that Domino’s was a pretty solid company that wasn’t going anywhere, it began more »

  • Minimum Thinking: A Hike for Wages?

    By Mark Morelli - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: MCD, PZZA, TGT, WMT

    During the State of the Union address President Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour. The next day some Democrats in Congress went further by stating the rate should be even higher --- over $10 per hour.

    Although the main goal is to benefit full-time workers, these types of efforts usually go beyond the original intent. It's possible that the rate for all workers will go more »

  • Profitable Companies With High Insider Ownership (Part I)

    By Anh HOANG - February 13, 2013 | Tickers: ELOQ, ORCL, PZZA

    If managers own significant stakes in the companies, they will act in the best interests of the shareholders. That is why I always like companies with a high amount of insider ownership. In order to find high quality companies with high insider ownership, I ran a screen with four main criteria: (1) market capitalization greater than $1 billion, (2) insider ownership higher than 20%, (3) the return on invested capital more »

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