The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN) reported first quarter earnings this morning and managed to post another profit — barely. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.01 versus a consensus estimate of...
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) issued its reaffirmed guidance after the close on Thursday. The press release seemed harmless enough, as the company was reiterating guidance for 13% earnings growth in...
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) announced this morning that US same-store sales in July increased by 4.4%. In the announcement, the company noted especially its McCafe drinks and its “market-leading...
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms in Thursday, March 6, 2014. The include Biogen Idec, Exxon Mobil, MarkWest Energy and Yum! Brands.
Yum! Brands is finding itself targeted by activist investor Keith Meister of Corvex Management.
The Wendy’s Company (NYSE: WEN) has been stuck in the mud.  The company has jettisoned its failed Arby’s experiment and now it is back to a single brand.  This morning came the news that Emil...
It looked like Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNKN) was off to a great start following its IPO last week. Shares soared 50% from the offering price as investors piled in. But a stellar...
24/7 Wall St. looks at some big analyst calls that we have seen so far on Wednesday, including NovoCure, Synchrony, Twitter and Yum! Brands.
According to some analysts, there appears to be a changing of the guard in the fast-food world, with McDonald's taking the place of Yum Brands.
Source: courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) may have saved its slide of bad news out of China with the release of its same-store sales data. On the surface it looks awful, but Wall St. works...
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported fourth quarter and full-year 2015 results after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter, the fast-food restaurant operator posted adjusted diluted earnings...
For years now, The Economist has computed its Big Mac index, a measure of purchasing power parity in the countries in which Big Macs from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) are sold. The October 14th...
These are the top analyst upgrades and stocks to buy for August 7, 2013, including Baxter, Finisar, Vodafone, Yum! Brands and more.
While insider buying was steady last week, the typical earnings slowdown is in place as windows for insiders to buy and sell are closing.
Investors may dismiss a recent incident at Taco Bell as an isolated. However, it may highlight deeper weaknesses with Yum! Brands.