The POWR Industry Rank covers 123 different industries to help find those most likely to outperform in the weeks and months ahead. Simmering up to #5 on the list with an overall “A” Strong Buy rating is the Restaurant group.
In all there are 12 stocks in the industry with Strong Buy ratings. Most notable are industry giants like McDonalds’s (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Chipotle (CMG).
Then another 6 stocks still looking tasty with a Buy rating.
The high ratings of the restaurant stocks should not be a surprise to anyone given the current health of the US consumer who is enjoying a 50 year low unemployment rate and recent tax cuts. The sum total of which has their wallets full and ready to spend on leisure and entertainment options. Restaurants are a clear beneficiary of these trends.
Check out the individual stock ratings below.
| Symbol | Name | Mkt Cap | POWR Rating |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corporation | 151.94B | A Strong Buy |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | 92.85B | A Strong Buy |
| YUM | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 30.81B | A Strong Buy |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | 19.90B | A Strong Buy |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc. | 17.13B | A Strong Buy |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 15.11B | A Strong Buy |
| DPZ | Domino’s Pizza Inc | 11.71B | A Strong Buy |
| DNKN | Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | 6.15B | A Strong Buy |
| WEN | Wendy’s Company (The) | 4.30B | A Strong Buy |
| WING | Wingstop Inc. | 2.35B | A Strong Buy |
| DENN | Denny’s Corporation | 1.18B | A Strong Buy |
| FRSH | Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. | 109.84M | A Strong Buy |
| CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 3.99B | B Buy |
| SHAK | Shake Shack, Inc. | 2.20B | B Buy |
| PLAY | Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. | 2.01B | B Buy |
| BLMN | Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | 1.89B | B Buy |
| DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 1.54B | B |
Not all the stocks in this group are looking so bold. There are actually 10 parked in Neutral and a full 16 downcast with Sell ratings. Make sure you don’t own any of those stocks by checking the full list here: Restaurant Stock POWR Ratings
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Mcdonald’s Corp NYSE: MCD shares rose $2.00 (+0.70%) in premarket trading Tuesday. Year-to-date, has gained 14.92%, versus a % rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.
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