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David Palmer

David Palmer Analyst Performance

Restaurant and Food Analyst at Evercore

David Palmer is a stock analyst at Evercore across a range of sectors, covering 25 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, David Palmer has issued 37 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to David Palmer's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights David Palmer's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

Average Return
00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate
00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings
193 Last 11 Years
Buy Recommendations
61.50% 115 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered
25 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

RatingPercentageCount
Strong Buy3.7%6 ratings
Buy57.8%108 ratings
Hold38.5%72 ratings
Sell0.0%0 ratings

Out of 187 total stock ratings issued by David Palmer at Evercore, the majority (57.8%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 38.5% Hold and 3.7% Strong Buy.

Exchange Coverage

ExchangePercentageCount
NYSE
60.0% of companies on NYSE
15 companies
NASDAQ
36.0% of companies on NASDAQ
9 companies
TSE
4.0% of companies on TSE
1 company

David Palmer, an analyst at Evercore, currently covers 25 companies listed on NYSE, NASDAQ and TSE, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector IconSectorPercentage
Consumer Staples
12 companies
48.0%
Retail/Wholesale
11 companies
44.0%
Consumer Cyclical
1 company
4.0%
Consumer Discretionary
1 company
4.0%

David Palmer of Evercore specializes in stock coverage within the Consumer Staples sector, with additional focus on Retail/Wholesale and Consumer Cyclical companies.

Coverage Industries

IndustryPercentage
RETAIL - RESTRNTS
11 companies
44.0%
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
9 companies
36.0%
FOOD - CONFECTNRY
1 company
4.0%
CONS PD - MISC STPL
1 company
4.0%
RESTAURANTS
1 company
4.0%
CONSM PD - MISC DIS
1 company
4.0%
FOOD - MEAT PRODS
1 company
4.0%

About David Palmer

David Palmer is a senior managing director at Evercore ISI and heads the Restaurants and Food Producers Team. He was ranked No. 1 for his coverage of the restaurants sector and runner-up in the food producers category in the 2024 Extel (formerly Institutional Investor) All-America Research survey, which has consistently ranked him runner-up or higher for more than a decade. Before joining the ISI research team, Mr. Palmer was a managing director at RBC Capital Markets. Prior to that, he served as managing director and consumer sector head at UBS. Mr. Palmer earned a B.A from Cornell University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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David Palmer's Ratings History at Evercore

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
B&G Foods, Inc. stock logo
BGS
B&G Foods
3/4/2026Set Price Target$6.35$5.00
Domino's Pizza Inc stock logo
DPZ
Domino's Pizza
2/24/2026Reiterated Rating$400.36$510.00Outperform
General Mills, Inc. stock logo
GIS
General Mills
2/18/2026Set Price Target$44.37$45.00
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
2/17/2026Set Price Target$7.01$8.00
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
2/6/2026Reiterated Rating$232.44Outperform
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
2/6/2026Boost Price Target$232.02$250.00In-Line
Kraft Heinz Company stock logo
KHC
Kraft Heinz
1/9/2026Lower Price Target$24.25$25.00
Conagra Brands stock logo
CAG
Conagra Brands
1/9/2026Lower Price Target$17.38$19.00
Domino's Pizza Inc stock logo
DPZ
Domino's Pizza
1/8/2026Lower Price Target$405.50$490.00Outperform
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
1/8/2026Lower Price Target$8.22$9.00In-Line
Conagra Brands stock logo
CAG
Conagra Brands
12/22/2025Lower Price Target$17.34$22.00In-Line
Darden Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
DRI
Darden Restaurants
12/19/2025Reiterated Rating$192.70Outperform
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
12/19/2025Reiterated Rating$37.66$45.00Outperform
Darden Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
DRI
Darden Restaurants
12/9/2025Lower Price Target$179.21$225.00Outperform
Post Holdings, Inc. stock logo
POST
Post
11/24/2025Lower Price Target$99.01$129.00Outperform
BellRing Brands Inc. stock logo
BRBR
BellRing Brands
11/19/2025Lower Price Target$28.23$35.00Outperform
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
11/10/2025Lower Price Target$8.68$11.00In-Line
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
10/31/2025Reiterated Rating$168.08Positive
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
10/31/2025Lower Price Target$171.43$215.00In-Line
Kraft Heinz Company stock logo
KHC
Kraft Heinz
10/30/2025Lower Price Target$24.38$28.00In-Line
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
10/30/2025Lower Price Target$33.75$45.00Outperform
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
10/7/2025Lower Price Target$41.15$53.00Outperform
Mondelez International, Inc. stock logo
MDLZ
Mondelez International
9/26/2025Lower Price Target$63.09$72.00Outperform
Conagra Brands stock logo
CAG
Conagra Brands
9/24/2025Lower Price Target$18.30$23.00In-Line
Darden Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
DRI
Darden Restaurants
9/19/2025Lower Price Target$187.31$240.00Outperform
Darden Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
DRI
Darden Restaurants
9/10/2025Lower Price Target$212.04$245.00Outperform
Brinker International, Inc. stock logo
EAT
Brinker International
9/4/2025Upgrade$159.00$210.00Outperform
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. stock logo
TXRH
Texas Roadhouse
9/4/2025Downgrade$171.57$190.00In-Line
Brinker International, Inc. stock logo
EAT
Brinker International
8/14/2025Boost Price Target$156.01$190.00In-Line
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
8/8/2025Boost Price Target$307.90$360.00Outperform
BellRing Brands Inc. stock logo
BRBR
BellRing Brands
8/6/2025Lower Price Target$37.63$64.00Outperform
WK Kellogg Co. stock logo
KLG
WK Kellogg
7/11/2025Boost Price Target$22.85$23.00In-Line
Conagra Brands stock logo
CAG
Conagra Brands
7/11/2025Lower Price Target$19.11$24.00In-Line
Starbucks Corporation stock logo
SBUX
Starbucks
6/24/2025Reiterated Rating$90.90$105.00Outperform
Darden Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
DRI
Darden Restaurants
6/16/2025Boost Price Target$223.29$250.00Outperform
Post Holdings, Inc. stock logo
POST
Post
6/4/2025Boost Price Target$110.29$131.00Outperform
The Campbell's Company stock logo
CPB
Campbell's
5/29/2025Lower Price Target$34.16$41.00In-Line
BellRing Brands Inc. stock logo
BRBR
BellRing Brands
5/7/2025Lower Price Target$63.68$82.00Outperform
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. stock logo
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill
4/24/2025Lower Price Target$48.78$57.00Outperform
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. stock logo
HAIN
The Hain Celestial Group
4/23/2025Lower Price Target$3.07$5.00In-Line
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Mondelez International, Inc. stock logo
MDLZ
Mondelez International
4/23/2025Boost Price Target$67.83$70.00Outperform
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. stock logo
HAIN
The Hain Celestial Group
2/12/2025Lower Price Target$4.41$6.00In-Line