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Best Restaurant Stocks To Research - April 4th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat's stock screener identifies Booking (BKNG), McDonald's (MCD) and Chipotle (CMG) as the three restaurant stocks to watch today, selected because they had the highest recent dollar trading volume among restaurant-related companies.
  • The companies differ in focus: Booking is an online travel and accommodation reservation platform (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda), McDonald's operates and franchises a global restaurant network, and Chipotle owns and operates fast-casual restaurants with delivery via its app and website.
  • Interested in Booking? Here are five stocks we like better.

Booking, McDonald's, and Chipotle Mexican Grill are the three Restaurant stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Restaurant stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business is operating restaurants or providing restaurant-related services (including chains, franchisors, delivery platforms, and foodservice suppliers). Investors buy these stocks to gain exposure to consumer dining trends and their returns are driven by factors like consumer spending, food and labor costs, franchise models, location growth, and changing dining preferences. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Restaurant stocks within the last several days.

Booking (BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc., is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands.

Read Our Latest Research Report on BKNG

McDonald's (MCD)

McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K.

Read Our Latest Research Report on MCD

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. It sells food and beverages through offering burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The company also provides delivery and related services its app and website. It has operations in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Read Our Latest Research Report on CMG

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