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  • The Best Fast-Food Bet for Your Portfolio

    By Damian Illia - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

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

  • McDonald's Still Reigns, Despite Customer Preference

    By Stephanie Faris - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    During the tough economic times of the last few years, restaurants got 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?

    Customer favorite

    Despite McDonald's being a $100 billion company, the company isn't without its disappointments. First, same-store sales were down .6 more »

  • Whose Burger is Best? Valuing the Biggest Burger Companies

    By Michael Nolan - May 20, 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • Burger King Is Just One Step Behind

    By Eshna De - April 28, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    The good news is that Burger King (NYSE: BKW) has made money in the first quarter. Despite a 3% fall in same store sales in the US and Canada the hamburger giant more than doubled its earnings from $14.3 million in the first quarter last year to $35.8 million in this quarter.

    On evaluating Burger King’s strategies since late 2010 when it was acquired by private equity more »

  • What's In Store For This Food Giant?

    By Waqar Saif - April 25, 2013 | Tickers: MCD, WEN, YUM

    The World’s largest hamburger chain, McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), released its earnings for the first quarter on April. 19, 2013. As the global demand kept on shrinking, company’s same-store sales fell in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years. With the global economy recovering at a snail’s pace, the question is, should you invest in this burger giant?

    Quarterly Earnings

    McDonald’s met its more »

  • McDonald's Is Getting Fried

    By Sean Sullivan - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    Get out of McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) stock. It's up more than 33% over the last two years. With info like that you might think this sizzling stock is worth owning. You would be wrong.

    Improving customer satisfaction  

    McDonald's has finally come to grips with the fact that people care about how they are treated. This was made painfully obvious in a recent meeting with franchisees where McDonald more »

  • Mac D’s Faces New Threats on Home Turf

    By Sonali Ray - April 20, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, CMG, DRI, MCD, PNRA, WEN

    Last month, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) reported a 1.5% drop in same-store sales for February. Adjusting for the extra leap-year day in February 2012, comparable sales were up by 1.7%. US sales remained unchanged; Europe was up 2.5%; while Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa (APMEA) saw a 1.5% growth in sales compared to a year ago.

    While the positive international sales is encouraging, flat more »

  • How This Company Is Getting Friendlier, Faster, and Healthier

    By Eshna De - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: MCD, PNRA, WEN

    Friendlier, faster, healthier. That’s the buzz in the fast food market at present. All chains are trying to build their brands based on these parameters. Amid the growing competition to excel, it is quite interesting to see how fast food giant McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) is faring. To be honest, the company has so far focused on growth and the result, as they say, is history. But is McDonald more »

  • McDonald's is Getting Fried

    By Sean Sullivan - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, MCD, WEN

    Get out of McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) stock.

    McDonald's stock is up more than 33% over the last two years. With info like that you might think this sizzling stock is worth owning.

    You would be wrong.

    Here is an analysis of some of McDonald's opportunities and threats. 

    Opportunities

    Improving customer satisfaction: McDonald's has finally come to grips with the fact that people care about how they more »

  • Mac D’s Faces New Threats on Home Turf

    By Sonali Ray - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, CMG, DRI, MCD, PNRA, WEN

    Last month, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) reported a 1.5% drop in same-store sales for February. Adjusting for the extra leap-year day in February 2012, comparable sales were up by 1.7%. US sales remained unchanged; Europe was up 2.5%; while Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa (APMEA) saw a 1.5% growth in sales compared to a year ago.

    While the positive international sales is encouraging, flat more »

  • Friendlier, Faster, Healthier!

    By Eshna De - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: MCD, PNRA, WEN

    That’s the buzz in the fast food market at present. All chains are trying to build their brands riding on these parameters. Amid the growing competition to excel it is quite interesting to see how the fast food giant McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) is faring. To be honest the company has so far focused on growth and the result as they say is history. But is McDonald’s living more »

  • McDonald's and Its Peers Are Not Cheap

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: BKW, JACK, MCD, WEN, YUM

    At the beginning of this year, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) was the most popular restaurant stock among the hedge funds and other notable investors we track in our database of 13F filings, with 47 filers reporting a position in the stock. The fast food joint was one of the largest stock holdings in billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group’s portfolio, while the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust more »

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