Beef Inflation

The bullish case for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB) is simple: ongoing momentum coupled with cost saving initiatives creates a scenario where the stock is "ready to fly," according to Stifel. The Analyst Stifel's Chris O'Cull upgraded Red Robin Gourmet Burgers...

Casual restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASDAQ: TXRH) has seen its stock outperform the S&P 500 index by more than 2,000 basis points since June 2017. Investors may want to hold off on buying the stock at these levels, according to BMO Capital Markets.  The Analyst BMO's...

Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) is an industry-leading restaurant chain that boasts an underapreciated path to growth, at least according to analysts at Wedbush who turned bullish on the stock after its first-quarter earnings report. Wedbush's Nick Setyan upgraded Shake Shack's stock rating from...

Alton Stump of Longbow Research commented in a note that beef costs have fallen over the last few quarters and bodes well for the restaurant sector heading into 2016. The analyst singled out Bloomin' Brands Inc (NASDAQ: BLMN), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB), and Texas...

In a report published Tuesday, Stephens analyst Will Slabaugh reiterated an Overweight rating on Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) with a price target raised to $12 from a previous $11 following investor meetings with the company's Chief Financial Officer Paul Flanders. Carrols...