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Top Restaurant Stocks To Research - April 24th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat's screener flags Booking (BKNG), McDonald's (MCD), and Chipotle (CMG) as the top Restaurant stocks to research, based on the highest recent dollar trading volume.
  • Company summaries: Booking is an online travel and accommodation reservation platform, McDonald's is a global restaurant operator and franchisor, and Chipotle is a fast-casual chain offering burritos, bowls and delivery via its app and website.
  • Investors should watch consumer-demand and cost dynamics — traffic, same-store sales, menu pricing, food and labor costs, and unit growth/franchise revenue — as the key drivers for these stocks.
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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, franchising or supplying restaurants and foodservice brands — from quick-service and fast-casual chains to full-service dining groups. Investors view them as consumer-discretionary plays sensitive to traffic, same-store sales, menu pricing, food and labor costs, and unit growth or franchise revenue dynamics. 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.

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.

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