Several restaurant stocks are taking a beating on Thursday as broader markets tumble in reaction to sweeping reciprocal tariffs from the Trump administration.
Wrapping up Q4 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the traditional fast food stocks, including Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and its peers.
The past six months have been a windfall for Dutch Bros’s shareholders. The company’s stock price has jumped 90.5%, hitting $60.24 per share. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the traditional fast food industry, including McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and its peers.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how traditional fast food stocks fared in Q4, starting with Yum China (NYSE:YUMC).
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the traditional fast food industry, including Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO) and its peers.
Restaurants increase convenience and give many people a place to unwind. Still, their demand can ebb and flow with the broader economy because consumers can always cook meals at home when times are tough, and the market seems to be baking in a downturn for the industry -
over the past six months, it has pulled back by 1.1%. This drop was disappointing since the S&P 500 stood firm.
Shares of coffee chain Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) jumped 8.4% in the afternoon session after Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Harbour initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $82. The price target implied a potential 15% downside from where shares traded before the coverage was initiated.
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As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at traditional fast food stocks, starting with Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN).
