Restaurant Stocks Worth Watching - March 24th

Key Points

• MarketBeat’s stock screener flags five Restaurant stocks to watch today: Booking (BKNG), McDonald’s (MCD), Toast (TOST), Chipotle (CMG), and Darden (DRI), each among the highest dollar trading volume in the sector recently.
• Investors judge these restaurant names by metrics such as same‑store sales, unit growth, average check and traffic, franchise vs. corporate mix, and margin sensitivity to labor and commodity costs, viewing them as cyclical plays tied to consumer spending and economic conditions.
• The group spans business models—from online travel/reservation services (Booking) and restaurant tech/POS (Toast) to quick‑service and full‑service operators—highlighting varied digital exposure, franchise dynamics and operational risk profiles.

Booking, McDonald's, Toast, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Darden Restaurants are the five Restaurant stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Restaurant stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose core business is operating or franchising restaurants and foodservice brands, from fast-food chains to casual and fine-dining concepts. Investors judge them by metrics like same-store sales, unit growth, average check and traffic, franchise vs. corporate mix, and margin sensitivity to labor and commodity costs, and treat them as cyclical plays tied to consumer spending and economic conditions. 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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Toast (TOST)

Toast, Inc. operates a cloud-based digital technology platform for the restaurant industry in the United States, Ireland, and India. The company offers software products for restaurant operations and point of sale, such as Toast POS, Toast now, multi-location management, kitchen display system, Toast mobile order and pay, Toast catering and events, Toast invoicing, Toast tables, and restaurant retail; and hardware products, including Toast flex, Toast flex for guest, Toast go 2, Toast tap, kiosks, and Delphi by Toast.

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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.

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Darden Restaurants (DRI)

Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names.

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