Potbelly Corp (PBPB) 17.15 $PBPB
Is Zoe's Kitchen a Hot Hors d'oeuvre?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 11:00AM CDT
Source: Zoe's Kitchen. After rising 65% on April 11 when the company went public, shares of Zoe's Kitchen are probably looking pretty expensive. With the company being the largest fast-casual restaurant chain in the U.S. that focuses on a...
Are Potbelly's Bears Lazy or Right?
Adem Tahiri, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 5:23PM CDT
Late last year sandwich and salad maker Potbelly brought its mission of providing "good vibes and great sandwiches," to the public markets with an initial public offering. The stock exploded, doubling almost overnight. The stock was hyped to...
Is Zoe's Kitchen a Good Investment Opportunity?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 15, 7:30AM CDT
Zoe's Kitchen began trading on Friday, posting IPO gains of 65% on a day when the markets continued to free-fall. Following such large gains, investors might consider it overvalued. However, in comparing it to peers like Noodles...
Zoe's Kitchen Presents a Real Growth Opportunity
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 14, 1:00PM CDT
Shares of Zoe's Kitchen popped in the company's first day of trading as a public company. Zoe's is the latest in a string of recent successful restaurant IPOs that fetch significant growth premiums based on the potential for nationwide expansion; ...
Investors Chow Down on Zoe's Kitchen IPO
at The Street - Fri Apr 11, 9:05AM CDT
Zoe's Kitchen has unique food in the fast casual dining space and aggressive growth plans.
Dow Craters 166 Points but Potbelly Refuses to Fall
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 5:58PM CDT
The three major U.S. indices and all 10 sectors ended in the dumps on Monday, as the stock market lost ground for a third straight session. Though seven in 10 stocks lost ground, today's sell-off was especially rough for high-growth names: only one...
2 Oversold Stocks Ready to Bounce Higher
at The Street - Mon Apr 07, 8:34AM CDT
Oversold can always get more oversold, but it's also an area from which a stock can bounce sharply higher.
Is Potbelly Worth a Bite?
Philip Saglimbeni, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 06, 3:00PM CDT
For patient investors, one of the most rewarding experiences is realizing your prior apprehension regarding a particular investment was warranted. In my case, when popular sandwich shop Potbelly went public in late 2013, the valuation seemed far...
Panera 2.0 Demonstrates that Management Knows Its Customer
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 05, 9:00AM CDT
Recently, Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) hosted a five hour investor day in which the company went into great detail regarding its plans for the future. At the center of these plans is "Panera 2.0," a multifaceted plan to take Panera's bakery cafes...
CarMax Falls on Earnings, but Potbelly Looks Tasty
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 9:00PM CDT
Stocks tumbled today, led by a major sell-off in momentum stocks, an indication that investors may see the market as overvalued. Investors ignored a strong jobs report and, instead, sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 160 points, or 1%....
Dow Slumps 159 Points, Potbelly Pops
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 5:19PM CDT
Monthly nonfarm payroll numbers came out today, and Wall Street found little to applaud about March's labor market. Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by at least 200,000 last month, but came in just short at 192,000. Poor numbers like...
Markets Falling After Jobs Report Comes in Below Estimates
Matt Thalman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 12:07PM CDT
The Labor Department today said that 192,000 new nonfarm jobs were added to U.S. payrolls in March, a moderate miss from economists' expectation of at least 200,000 jobs. Unemployment remained at 6.7% but that was likely due to the fact that the...
Why Potbelly (PBPB) Stock Is Higher Today
at The Street - Fri Apr 04, 9:05AM CDT
Potbelly (PBPB) opened higher Friday after William Blair raised their rating to "outperform" from "market perform."
Should You Be Underweight on Potbelly Corporation?
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 03, 11:05AM CDT
The lackluster results of Potbelly Corporation make it just another restaurant casualty with the winter blues. Its 2014 outlook isn't bad and it may remind you a bit of that of Yum! Brands . However, in addition to its sky-high valuation, the...
While the Restaurant Industry Thrives, Some Companies Are Failing
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 30, 11:00AM CDT
The restaurant industry has a lot going for it. Strong growth in recent years is a reflection of multi-decade trend of increasing consumer traffic at restaurants . While Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is reporting 20% growth and Potbelly ...
Why Breakfast Could Turn Potbelly Into a Champion
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 29, 9:00AM CDT
Recently, Potbelly revealed its new franchise growth location -- Oklahoma City. The sandwich chain has traditionally followed a strategy of meticulously selecting a big city and expanding around it for 18-24 months before moving on to another hub...
You Need to Understand Fast-Casual Before Investing
Jon Quast, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 11:22AM CDT
Fast-casual is the restaurant sector's hottest trend. Championed by Chipotle Mexican Grill , many new players are rising by ditching table service in exchange for faster and higher-quality food. In 2013, fast-casual restaurants torched the...
Why Sbarro and Quiznos Failed
Jon Quast, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 22, 9:00AM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons Recently, two high profile bankruptcies dominated restaurant industry headlines. First Sbarro, the pizza chain found in countless malls nationwide, went belly up on March 10th for the second time in 3 years, while...
Christopher Versace: Restaurants Do Not Pass Inspection
at The Street - Tue Mar 18, 10:09AM CDT
The short-term outlook is not compelling for restaurant companies or their shares.
Expect Domino’s Pizza to Keep Delivering in All Environments
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 08, 6:00AM CST
There are over 70,000 pizzerias in the U.S. and thousands more throughout the world. Despite the highly fragmented nature of the pizza business and the intense competition at the top among the biggest chains in the world, which include Yum! Brands' ...
Is Zoe's Kitchen a Hot Hors d'oeuvre?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 11:00AM CDT
Source: Zoe's Kitchen. After rising 65% on April 11 when the company went public, shares of Zoe's Kitchen are probably looking pretty expensive. With the company being the largest fast-casual restaurant chain in the U.S. that focuses on a...
Are Potbelly's Bears Lazy or Right?
Adem Tahiri, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 5:23PM CDT
Late last year sandwich and salad maker Potbelly brought its mission of providing "good vibes and great sandwiches," to the public markets with an initial public offering. The stock exploded, doubling almost overnight. The stock was hyped to...
Is Zoe's Kitchen a Good Investment Opportunity?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 15, 7:30AM CDT
Zoe's Kitchen began trading on Friday, posting IPO gains of 65% on a day when the markets continued to free-fall. Following such large gains, investors might consider it overvalued. However, in comparing it to peers like Noodles...
Zoe's Kitchen Presents a Real Growth Opportunity
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 14, 1:00PM CDT
Shares of Zoe's Kitchen popped in the company's first day of trading as a public company. Zoe's is the latest in a string of recent successful restaurant IPOs that fetch significant growth premiums based on the potential for nationwide expansion; ...
Investors Chow Down on Zoe's Kitchen IPO
at The Street - Fri Apr 11, 9:05AM CDT
Zoe's Kitchen has unique food in the fast casual dining space and aggressive growth plans.
Dow Craters 166 Points but Potbelly Refuses to Fall
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 5:58PM CDT
The three major U.S. indices and all 10 sectors ended in the dumps on Monday, as the stock market lost ground for a third straight session. Though seven in 10 stocks lost ground, today's sell-off was especially rough for high-growth names: only one...
2 Oversold Stocks Ready to Bounce Higher
at The Street - Mon Apr 07, 8:34AM CDT
Oversold can always get more oversold, but it's also an area from which a stock can bounce sharply higher.
Is Potbelly Worth a Bite?
Philip Saglimbeni, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 06, 3:00PM CDT
For patient investors, one of the most rewarding experiences is realizing your prior apprehension regarding a particular investment was warranted. In my case, when popular sandwich shop Potbelly went public in late 2013, the valuation seemed far...
Panera 2.0 Demonstrates that Management Knows Its Customer
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 05, 9:00AM CDT
Recently, Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) hosted a five hour investor day in which the company went into great detail regarding its plans for the future. At the center of these plans is "Panera 2.0," a multifaceted plan to take Panera's bakery cafes...
CarMax Falls on Earnings, but Potbelly Looks Tasty
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 9:00PM CDT
Stocks tumbled today, led by a major sell-off in momentum stocks, an indication that investors may see the market as overvalued. Investors ignored a strong jobs report and, instead, sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 160 points, or 1%....
Dow Slumps 159 Points, Potbelly Pops
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 5:19PM CDT
Monthly nonfarm payroll numbers came out today, and Wall Street found little to applaud about March's labor market. Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by at least 200,000 last month, but came in just short at 192,000. Poor numbers like...
Markets Falling After Jobs Report Comes in Below Estimates
Matt Thalman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 12:07PM CDT
The Labor Department today said that 192,000 new nonfarm jobs were added to U.S. payrolls in March, a moderate miss from economists' expectation of at least 200,000 jobs. Unemployment remained at 6.7% but that was likely due to the fact that the...
Why Potbelly (PBPB) Stock Is Higher Today
at The Street - Fri Apr 04, 9:05AM CDT
Potbelly (PBPB) opened higher Friday after William Blair raised their rating to "outperform" from "market perform."
Should You Be Underweight on Potbelly Corporation?
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 03, 11:05AM CDT
The lackluster results of Potbelly Corporation make it just another restaurant casualty with the winter blues. Its 2014 outlook isn't bad and it may remind you a bit of that of Yum! Brands . However, in addition to its sky-high valuation, the...
While the Restaurant Industry Thrives, Some Companies Are Failing
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 30, 11:00AM CDT
The restaurant industry has a lot going for it. Strong growth in recent years is a reflection of multi-decade trend of increasing consumer traffic at restaurants . While Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is reporting 20% growth and Potbelly ...
Why Breakfast Could Turn Potbelly Into a Champion
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 29, 9:00AM CDT
Recently, Potbelly revealed its new franchise growth location -- Oklahoma City. The sandwich chain has traditionally followed a strategy of meticulously selecting a big city and expanding around it for 18-24 months before moving on to another hub...
You Need to Understand Fast-Casual Before Investing
Jon Quast, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 11:22AM CDT
Fast-casual is the restaurant sector's hottest trend. Championed by Chipotle Mexican Grill , many new players are rising by ditching table service in exchange for faster and higher-quality food. In 2013, fast-casual restaurants torched the...
Why Sbarro and Quiznos Failed
Jon Quast, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 22, 9:00AM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons Recently, two high profile bankruptcies dominated restaurant industry headlines. First Sbarro, the pizza chain found in countless malls nationwide, went belly up on March 10th for the second time in 3 years, while...
Christopher Versace: Restaurants Do Not Pass Inspection
at The Street - Tue Mar 18, 10:09AM CDT
The short-term outlook is not compelling for restaurant companies or their shares.
Expect Domino’s Pizza to Keep Delivering in All Environments
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 08, 6:00AM CST
There are over 70,000 pizzerias in the U.S. and thousands more throughout the world. Despite the highly fragmented nature of the pizza business and the intense competition at the top among the biggest chains in the world, which include Yum! Brands' ...
