McDonald's: I'm Loving The Opportunity
Shelby Cardozo - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 9:50AM CST
MCD: 93.70 (-0.55)
Top Restaurant Stocks to Buy for 2015
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jan 01, 7:53AM CST
If you judged restaurant stocks simply by the performance of the biggest players, you'd likely consider 2014 a lost year for the industry. Fast food giant McDonald's managed to once again finish among the Dogs of the Dow by sinking to the bottom...
PNRA: 174.80 (-0.09), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), DPZ: 94.17 (-0.75), BWLD: 180.38 (-1.28), YUM: 72.85 (-0.43), DRI: 58.63 (-0.16)
My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio: 4th Quarter 2014 Update And Year-End Review
The Part-time Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 7:17AM CST
ARLP: 43.05 (+0.24), UTX: 115.00 (-1.20), OKE: 49.79 (-0.17), SYY: 39.69 (-0.57), WMT: 85.88 (-0.91), DEO: 114.09 (-0.28), UGI: 37.98 (-0.90), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), TGT: 75.91 (+0.20), DE: 88.47 (-0.99), MSFT: 46.45 (-0.57), BBL: 43.00 (-0.37), WPZ: 44.75 (-0.44), HRS: 71.82 (-0.97), HAS: 54.99 (-0.04), NSC: 109.61 (-1.21), COP: 69.06 (-0.87), WFC: 54.82 (-0.60), CSX: 36.23 (-0.20), BA: 129.98 (-1.85), TUP: 63.00 (-0.84), CBRL: 140.76 (+0.29), AVA: 35.35 (-0.98), WPC: 70.10 (-1.55), BPL: 75.66 (-0.99), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), CVX: 112.18 (-0.93), SDY: 78.80 (-0.91), FLIC: 28.37 (+0.23), NVS: 92.66 (-0.55),
Why Starbucks Corporation Is My Favorite Stock for 2015 and Beyond
Sean O'Reilly, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 2:25PM CST
In the fifth year of a bull market and with the Dow hitting record highs, few quality stocks are available for rock-bottom prices these days, so Sean O'Reilly's top pick for 2015 isn't going cheap, but its long-term potential is off the charts. ...
SBUX: 82.05 (+0.26), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), YUM: 72.85 (-0.43)
Stirring developments forecast for restaurant sector in 2015
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 10:33AM CST
DFRG: 23.74 (+0.29), PNRA: 174.80 (-0.09), BOBE: 51.18 (-0.55), EAT: 58.69 (-0.15), BWLD: 180.38 (-1.28), JACK: 79.96 (-0.01), SBUX: 82.05 (+0.26), DNKN: 42.65 (-0.73), NATH: 80.00 (+0.61), SONC: 27.23 (-0.03), IRG: 7.87 (-0.22), CAKE: 50.31 (-0.24), PZZA: 55.80 (+0.40), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), DPZ: 94.17 (-0.75), KKD: 19.74 (+0.05), RUTH: 15.00 (+0.14), TXRH: 33.76 (-0.02), BDL: 30.00 (+1.21), RRGB: 76.97 (-0.88), HABT: 32.35 (-1.33), CHUY: 19.67 (+0.39), DIN: 103.64 (+0.45), DENN: 10.31 (+0.24), DRI: 58.63 (-0.16), ZOES: 29.91 (-0.23), QSR: 39.04 (+0.17), RT: 6.84 (-0.06), CBRL: 140.76 (+0.29), LUB: 4.55 (+0.06), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), BBRG: 13.91 (+0.03), BLMN: 24.76 (+0.47), WEN: 9.03 (-0.12)
February 2015 Options Now Available For McDonald's
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 9:59AM CST
Investors in McDonald's Corp saw new options begin trading today, for the February 2015 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MCD options chain for the new February 2015 contracts and identified one...
MCD: 93.70 (-0.55)
How Keurig Green Mountain Soared 78% in 2014
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 9:35AM CST
Motley Fool Flickr by Nathaniel Munson. The best businesses come from the simplest ideas, and Keurig Green Mountain became one of the market's best stocks in the past decade by giving millions of customers exactly what they want: an...
SBUX: 82.05 (+0.26), KO: 42.22 (-0.54), GMCR: 132.40 (-1.00), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), KRFT: 62.66 (-0.87)
3 of the Worst Stocks to Own in Retirement
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 8:39AM CST
Source: Flickr user Trading Academy . Investors spend a lifetime building their retirement nest egg, so when it comes to picking the companies to keep in those portfolios during the golden years, not just any company will do. We asked three of our...
FSLR: 44.60 (+0.08), ANF: 28.64 (-0.12), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), AEO: 13.88 (-0.01), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), CL: 69.19 (-0.85)
Buy These 5 ‘Dogs of the Dow’ for Gains in the New Year
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 7:29AM CST
The 'Dogs of the Dow' has been one of the most widely circulated investment strategies out there. Does it work?
T: 33.59 (-0.49), GE: 25.27 (-0.30), PFE: 31.15 (-0.23), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), CVX: 112.18 (-0.93)
The Continuing Search For Quality
Eddie Herring - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:08AM CST
WWAV: 34.99 (-0.23), WFM: 50.42 (+0.02), RIG: 18.33 (-0.35), CLX: 104.21 (-1.37), RTN: 108.17 (-1.71), XOM: 92.45 (-0.57), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), CVX: 112.18 (-0.93), CBU: 38.13 (-0.58)
The 3 Worst Stocks to Own in Retirement
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 6:02AM CST
Source: Flickr user Trading Academy . Investors spend a lifetime building their retirement nest egg, so when it comes to picking the companies to keep in those portfolios during the golden years, not just any company will do. We asked three of our...
FSLR: 44.60 (+0.08), ANF: 28.64 (-0.12), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), AEO: 13.88 (-0.01), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), CL: 69.19 (-0.85)
3 Reasons Chipotle Will Have a Hard Time Repeating Its Success Next Year
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 6:00AM CST
Chipotle had a stellar run in 2014, but replicating that performance next year and beyond won't be so easy.
SBUX: 82.05 (+0.26), PNRA: 174.80 (-0.09), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55)
'Fast Money' Recap: Greece Turmoil Shouldn't Weigh on U.S. Stocks
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel addressed the latest problems in Europe, Civeo's plunge and 2014 losers that could rebound.
GPRO: 63.22 (-2.18), F: 15.50 (unch), LNKD: 229.71 (-2.96), AWAY: 29.78 (+0.79), DDD: 32.87 (+0.98), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), CVEO: 4.11 (+0.19), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), CSLT: 11.70 (+0.24), NR: 9.54 (-0.13), TWTR: 35.87 (+0.01), SPN: 20.15 (-0.36)
Can DGI Aristocrats Beat The Market (Part 2)?
Seng Hong Teoh - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 5:24PM CST
KO: 42.22 (-0.54), MMM: 164.32 (-1.52), JNJ: 104.57 (-0.79), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), KMB: 115.54 (-1.81), XOM: 92.45 (-0.57), WMT: 85.88 (-0.91), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), CL: 69.19 (-0.85)
Dunkin' Welcomes 2015 with New Croissant, Bagel - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 30, 5:20PM CST
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN) is ready to welcome 2015 with two new items -- Chocolate Croissant and Tomato Mozzarella Supreme Bagel.
SBUX: 82.05 (+0.26), DNKN: 42.65 (-0.73), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), TWTR: 35.87 (+0.01), YUM: 72.85 (-0.43)
Portfolio Changes For The Fourth Quarter Of 2014
Alexander J. Poulos - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 12:35PM CST
HSY: 103.93 (-1.72), C: 54.11 (-0.73), XOM: 92.45 (-0.57), GOOG: 526.40 (-4.02), CCE: 44.22 (-0.63), SLB: 85.41 (-1.03), ZROZ: 119.82 (+0.41), YHOO: 50.51 (-0.71), V: 262.20 (-2.35), IBM: 160.44 (+0.39), S: 4.15 (+0.03), DE: 88.47 (-0.99), GOOGL: 530.66 (-4.62), TMUS: 26.94 (-0.06), BK: 40.57 (-0.46), AAPL: 110.38 (-2.14), WAG: 76.05 (-0.49), REGN: 410.25 (+1.91), TMK: 54.17 (-0.87), HTZ: 24.94 (-0.24), EMN: 75.86 (-0.72), FB: 78.02 (-1.20), AMGN: 159.29 (-1.34), WFC: 54.82 (-0.60), TSM: 22.38 (-0.06), ALL: 70.25 (-0.69), ORCL: 44.97 (-0.37), TOT: 51.20 (-0.32), GILD: 94.26 (-1.02), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), FLT: 148.71 (-0.25), VIAB: 75.25 (-1.14), VZ: 46.78 (-0.55), CTSH: 52.66 (-0.49), GIS: 53.33 (-1.02), CL: 69.19 (-0.85), CBS: 55.34 (-0.49), BABA: 103.94 (-1.81)
Jim Cramer on the Stock Market: A Manitowoc Split? I'm All for It
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 11:18AM CST
And it bodes well for Jack in the Box, too.
JACK: 79.96 (-0.01), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), MTW: 22.10 (-0.24), DRI: 58.63 (-0.16)
McDonald's (MCD) Breaks Through Support at $94.38
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Dec 30, 10:41AM CST
Shares of McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $94.92 today and have reached the first support level of $94.38. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $93.73 and $92.53.
MCD: 93.70 (-0.55)
3 Consumer Stocks To Buy For 2015
Equity Watch - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 10:08AM CST
GMCR: 132.40 (-1.00), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), KRFT: 62.66 (-0.87), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), GIS: 53.33 (-1.02)
3 Things Yum! Brands Wants Investors to Know
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 30, 8:43AM CST
Yum! Brands has experienced fairly large changes in 2014, with two of its three restaurant chains undergoing major menu revisions. First, Taco Bell started the year by adding breakfast in an attempt to win market share from McDonald's ....
PNRA: 174.80 (-0.09), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), YUM: 72.85 (-0.43)