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Brian Mullan

Brian Mullan Analyst Performance

Director, Restaurants & Food Distribution Equity Research at Piper Sandler

Brian Mullan is a stock analyst at Piper Sandler, covering 29 publicly traded companies across a range of sectors. Over the past year, Brian Mullan has issued 31 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Brian Mullan's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Rating is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Brian Mullan's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Ratings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

Average Return
00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate
00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings
69 Last 5 Years
Buy Recommendations
37.50% 24 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
29 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy0.0%0 ratings
Buy37.5%24 ratings
Hold57.8%37 ratings
Sell4.7%3 ratings

Out of 64 total stock ratings issued by Brian Mullan at Piper Sandler, the majority (57.8%) have been Hold recommendations, followed by 37.5% Buy and 4.7% Sell.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
NASDAQ
55.2% of companies on NASDAQ
16 companies
NYSE
41.4% of companies on NYSE
12 companies
TSE
3.4% of companies on TSE
1 company

Brian Mullan, an analyst at Piper Sandler, currently covers 29 companies listed on NASDAQ, NYSE and TSE, with the majority traded on NASDAQ.

Coverage Focus

Sector IconSectorPercentage
Retail/Wholesale
25 companies
86.2%
Consumer Staples
3 companies
10.3%
Consumer Cyclical
1 company
3.4%

Brian Mullan of Piper Sandler specializes in stock coverage within the Retail/Wholesale sector, with additional focus on Consumer Staples and Consumer Cyclical companies.

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
RETAIL - RESTRNTS
23 companies
79.3%
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
2 companies
6.9%
FOOD ITEMS - WHLE
1 company
3.4%
CONS PD - MISC STPL
1 company
3.4%
RESTAURANTS
1 company
3.4%
EATING PLACES
1 company
3.4%

About Brian Mullan

Brian Mullan is a director and senior research analyst in the consumer equity research group, covering the restaurant & food distribution sector. Previously, Mullan was an equity research lead analyst at Deutsche Bank, where he covered restaurants & food distribution. He has spent much of his career in equity research and equity investing, working as an analyst at Caxton Associates, as well as a senior associate at Citadel. Prior to Citadel, Mullan was an equity research associate at both J.P. Morgan and Janney Montgomery Scott. Mullan graduated from Saint Joseph’s University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
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Brian Mullan's Ratings History at Piper Sandler

Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.
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CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-Month
Price Target
Rating12-Month
Price & ROI
Details
Performance Food Group Company stock logo
PFGC
Performance Food Group
9/2/2025Upgrade$101.35$114.00Overweight
US Foods Holding Corp. stock logo
USFD
US Foods
9/2/2025Boost Price Target$77.51$85.00Overweight
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. stock logo
CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse
8/27/2025Initiated Coverage$63.09$66.00Neutral
CAVA Group, Inc. stock logo
CAVA
CAVA Group
8/13/2025Lower Price Target$71.56$100.00Overweight
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
8/12/2025Upgrade$41.62$50.00Overweight
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
8/8/2025Reiterated Rating$10.10$13.00Overweight
Sweetgreen, Inc. stock logo
SG
Sweetgreen
8/8/2025Lower Price Target$12.68$12.00Neutral
Restaurant Brands International Inc. stock logo
QSR
Restaurant Brands International
8/8/2025Lower Price Target$65.19$70.00Neutral
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
8/7/2025Boost Price Target$306.29$325.00Neutral
Denny's Corporation stock logo
DENN
Denny's
8/5/2025Set Price Target$3.64$4.00Neutral
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
8/4/2025Boost Price Target$62.59$62.00Neutral
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
8/1/2025Boost Price Target$35.43$40.00Neutral
Starbucks Corporation stock logo
SBUX
Starbucks
7/30/2025Set Price Target$93.45$105.00Overweight
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
7/24/2025Boost Price Target$45.51$53.00Neutral
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. stock logo
PLAY
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
6/11/2025Boost Price Target$29.71$30.00Neutral
Sweetgreen, Inc. stock logo
SG
Sweetgreen
5/9/2025Lower Price Target$15.23$20.00Neutral
Dutch Bros Inc. stock logo
BROS
Dutch Bros
5/8/2025Lower Price Target$63.85$63.00Neutral
Portillo's Inc. stock logo
PTLO
Portillo's
5/7/2025Lower Price Target$10.62$13.00Overweight
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. stock logo
FWRG
First Watch Restaurant Group
5/7/2025Lower Price Target$14.88$20.00Overweight
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
5/2/2025Boost Price Target$311.52$314.00Neutral
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
5/1/2025Boost Price Target$148.14$155.00Neutral
Wingstop Inc. stock logo
WING
Wingstop
5/1/2025Boost Price Target$261.98$272.00Neutral
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
4/24/2025Lower Price Target$49.18$52.00Neutral
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
4/3/2025Boost Price Target$158.13$150.00Neutral
CAVA Group, Inc. stock logo
CAVA
CAVA Group
2/28/2025Upgrade$90.02$115.00Overweight
Krispy Kreme, Inc. stock logo
DNUT
Krispy Kreme
2/26/2025Lower Price Target$7.13$12.00Overweight
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
2/20/2025Boost Price Target$54.29$51.00Neutral
US Foods Holding Corp. stock logo
USFD
US Foods
2/18/2025Boost Price Target$71.34$77.00Overweight
Denny's Corporation stock logo
DENN
Denny's
2/18/2025Lower Price Target$4.98$6.00Neutral
Performance Food Group Company stock logo
PFGC
Performance Food Group
2/7/2025Downgrade$87.15$90.00Neutral
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
2/5/2025Lower Price Target$57.40$59.00Neutral