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Restaurant Stocks To Follow Today - October 17th

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Key Points

  • Booking Holdings, McDonald's, and Texas Roadhouse are highlighted as key restaurant stocks to monitor due to their high trading volume and market interest.
  • McDonald's operates restaurants globally, divided into segments focusing on the U.S. and international markets, making it a major player in the fast-food industry.
  • Investors are advised to consider metrics like same-store sales and consumer spending trends when evaluating the performance of these restaurant stocks.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by November 1st.

Booking, McDonald's, and Texas Roadhouse are the three Restaurant stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Restaurant stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that operate, franchise, or supply restaurant and foodservice concepts, ranging from fast-food chains to casual and fine-dining brands. Investors evaluate them using metrics like same-store sales, unit growth, franchise mix and margins (influenced by food, labor, and rent), and consider that these stocks are cyclical and sensitive to consumer spending, commodity prices, and changing dining trends. 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.

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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.

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Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)

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Further Reading

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