Alton Stump

The following represents a hand-picked selection of notable research curated by an analyst known in some circles as "The Sith Overlord Of The Street." Longbow: Shake Shack Trends ‘Picking Up,' Maintains At Neutral Alton Stump of Longbow Research maintained a Neutral rating on shares of Shake Shack...

Panera Bread Co's (NASDAQ: PNRA) profit recovery may require several years, assuming that its store revamp plans succeed, an analyst said Friday. The bakery-cafe operator changed hands recently at $163.30, down $0.69. Longbow's Alton Stump said high spending will continue through 2016...

Longbow Research issued a note Wednesday on Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) and Habit Restaurants Inc (NASDAQ: HABT). Analyst Alton Stump preferred Habit Restaurants over Shake Shack ahead of earnings and had "greater confidence Habit Burger will prove to be a portable concept across most, if...

In a report published Monday, Longbow Research analyst Alton Stump reiterated a Buy rating and $26.00 price target on Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD). In the report, Longbow Research noted, “We are shifting estimates slightly but reiterating our BUY rating on KKD following our latest checks. Our...

In a report published Wednesday, Longbow Research analyst Alton Stump upgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) from Neutral to Buy and set a $641.00 price target. Stump noted the acceleration in Chipotle's same-store traffic over the past four quarters year-over-year. Same-store traffic also...

In a report published Tuesday, Longbow Research analyst Alton Stump reiterated a Buy rating on Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), and raised the price target from $165.00 to $184.00. In the report, Longbow Research noted, “BWLD is currently trading at 21.7x our revised 2015 EPS estimate, which...

Shares of Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) are down 2.3 percent to $164.24 after Longbow Research downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underperform and announced a $138 price target. Analyst Alton Stump believes the stock is trading a lofty price to earnings multiple at 24.4, and a 20x multiple is “an...

Wall Street analysts are sharing their views on Starbuck's (NYSE: SBUX) second quarter results. Deutsche Bank analyst Jason West believes the stock is “likely to respond favorably to these results,” given the “broader backdrop of weather-driven misses and SBUX's share price underperformance YTD...

Analyst Alton Stump of Longbow Research initiates coverage of Whole Foods Markets Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) with a “buy” rating. The target price for WFMI is set to $35. WFMI’s identical-sales have recovered significantly over the last two quarters. Longbow Research believes that SFMI would be able to...