El Pollo Loco Stock Surges 60% on IPO, But Is It a Buy?
at The Street - Fri Jul 25, 3:38PM CDT
El Pollo Loco surged 60% on its first day of trading. The fast-casual chicken chain raised $107 million from pricing 7.14 million shares at $15 a share.
Potbelly Stock Hit Hard on Guidance; Is It Justified?
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 25, 8:00AM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons "We are disappointed by our performance during the second quarter, which fell short of our expectations," stated Aylwin Lewis, CEO of Potbelly . Its outlook went from bad to worse throughout the quarter, causing the...
Potbelly Corporation to Issue Results for Second Quarter 2014 on August 5, 2014; Conference Call Scheduled
GlobeNewswire - Tue Jul 22, 4:00PM CDT
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Why McDonald's Dragged the Dow Lower Today
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 5:23PM CDT
Nine out of 10 sectors ended lower in the stock market today, as investors looked to quarterly earnings for guidance. Although McDonald's won't report its earnings until tomorrow morning, the stock still managed to drag the Dow Jones Industrial...
The Collapse of Noodles & Company and Potbelly: What Should Investors Do Now?
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 8:00AM CDT
Last year, both Noodles & Company and Potbelly Corporation , small casual restaurant chains with a few hundred locations each, saw their shares initially surge after successful IPOs. Noodles & Company more than doubled on its first day...
Chipotle Is Still an Exceptional Growth Company
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 12:00PM CDT
Considering the explosive success Chipotle Mexican Grill has achieved over the past several years, it's no wonder investors were attracted to new entrants in the fast-casual restaurant business, such as Noodles & Company and Potbelly ,...
The Fastest Growing Restaurant Chain You’ve Never Heard About
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 9:16AM CDT
You probably could have guessed that the answer is in the fast-casual space. Made-in-front of you food is higher quality, more fun, fresh, and gives you peace of mind. We all have that secret fear of sending food back to an enclosed kitchen and...
Stocks in Focus: Potbelly Sandwich Works
Mark Reeth and Sean O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 19, 12:00PM CDT
Potbelly is hitting low after low. Adding insult to injury, the sandwich company had a 2.2% drop in comparable store sales during the first quarter -- and it's warning of another 1.6% decline in the second quarter. To put it simply, the fast-casual...
Why Potbelly Should Hurry Up and Franchise More Stores
Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 19, 7:03AM CDT
Potbelly is one of the worst-performing restaurant stocks so far in 2014. Shares of the sandwich chain have lost more than 50% of their value year to date, compared to a 6.7% gain for the S&P 500. The stock's fall from grace is a mix of...
Can Zoe's Kitchen Dodge Potbelly's Problems?
Eric Novinson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 18, 4:00PM CDT
While Potbelly will officially report its final second-quarter results in August, it dashed investors' hopes with an earlier release on July 9. In the last two quarters, Potbelly blamed the weather, but that excuse won't fly this time. With a...
Potbelly Needs to Change Its Story
Adem Tahiri, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 18, 8:23AM CDT
Potbelly's shares derailed last week, falling 25% as the sandwich maker pre-announced gloomy second quarter results and lowered its annual forecast. Potbelly surged 120% on its IPO , thanks to wishful hopes that it would become a "new" Chipotle...
Potbelly's Struggles Are a Reminder of Chipotle's Strengths
David Kretzmann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 5:30PM CDT
On July 10, Potbelly shares got sliced 25% after the company announced that it expects same-store sales to decrease in the quarter and mild overall sales growth of 6.9% year over year. When Potbelly had its IPO in October 2013, some were hopeful...
With Its Momentum Gone, Is Potbelly Finally a Good Bet?
Robert Hanley, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 10:00AM CDT
Source: Potbelly Since its hard charge out of the IPO gate when its stock price more than doubled on its first trading day, it has been all downhill for fast-casual restaurant chain Potbelly , as its price has declined 60% since then. The...
Has Potbelly Gone Rotten?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 4:00PM CDT
Source: Potbelly After reporting preliminary revenue and earnings results for the second quarter of its 2014 fiscal year on July 9, Potbelly shed 25% of its market cap. With shares of the fast-casual chain down 68% from their 52-week high, some...
Is Potbelly Going Belly Up?
Andrew Sebastian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 8:30AM CDT
Potbelly has many competitors in the private sandwich market that include private companies Quiznos, Jimmy John's, and Doctor's Associates, which owns Subway. As for public companies, Potbelly competes with Panera Bread Company , Chipotle Mexican...
Disney Can't Drag the Dow Down; American Airlines Elevates Before Earnings
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 5:23PM CDT
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen spoke before Congress today, and her comments successfully sent hopelessly mixed signals to Wall Street. While stressing that the U.S. economic recovery is far from over and suggesting that interest rates will...
Why Potbelly May Be Worth Considering on Weakness
Philip Saglimbeni, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 2:30PM CDT
On July 9, small-cap sandwich shop Potbelly provided preliminary results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2014 year. The announcement disappointed investors, causing shares to be halted in aftermarket trading and plunge more than 25% on the...
EQUITY ALERT: The Rosen Law Firm Announces Investigation of Securities Fraud Claims Against Potbelly Corp. - PBPB
Business Wire - Tue Jul 15, 10:52AM CDT
The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential securities fraud claims against Potbelly Corp. (NASDAQ: PBPB) resulting from allegations that the Company may have made false and misleading disclosures concerning its business and financial condition.
Weakness Seen in Potbelly Corp (PBPB): Stock Falls by 5.5% - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jul 15, 7:42AM CDT
Potbelly Corp stock fell over 5% last trading session, continuing its recent downtrend
Is It Time to Get Long on Potbelly?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 14, 2:04PM CDT
Potbelly shares have found a new low after a second- quarter warning sent shares crashing more than 20%. Potbelly most certainly has not enjoyed the same stock performance of peers Zoe's Kitchen and Chipotle Mexican Grill , but following its...