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Top Restaurant Stocks Worth Watching - August 20th

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Key Points

  • DoorDash, Airbnb, McDonald’s, Viking, and Starbucks are identified as the restaurant-related stocks with the highest recent dollar trading volume and are highlighted as stocks to watch.
  • The companies span food delivery, lodging and experiences, restaurant franchising, passenger travel, and coffee retail, with performance influenced by consumer spending, sales growth, operating costs, expansion, and brand strength.
  • DoorDash is receiving additional attention because potential drone-delivery certification could affect its delivery margins, while the article provides company profiles and research-report links for each stock.
  • Interested in DoorDash? Here are five stocks we like better.

DoorDash, Airbnb, McDonald's, Viking, and Starbucks are the five Restaurant stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Restaurant stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that operate or franchise restaurants, cafés, fast-food chains, or related food-service businesses. Their performance is influenced by factors such as consumer spending, sales growth, food and labor costs, restaurant expansion, and brand popularity. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Restaurant stocks within the last several days.

DoorDash (DASH)

DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support.

Read Our Latest Research Report on DASH

Airbnb (ABNB)

Airbnb, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform that enables hosts to offer stays and experiences to guests worldwide. The company's marketplace connects hosts and guests online or through mobile devices to book spaces and experiences. It primarily offers private rooms, primary homes, and vacation homes.

Read Our Latest Research Report on ABNB

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

Viking (VIK)

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships.

Read Our Latest Research Report on VIK

Starbucks (SBUX)

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, single serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items.

Read Our Latest Research Report on SBUX

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