Andy Barish

Jefferies maintained its Buy rating on El Pollo LoCo Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LOCO) as it believes the restaurant operator is on track for positive Q3 same-store sales and traffic. El Pollo Loco is a growing "QSR Plus" restaurant company that specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated...

Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) reported its Q2 EPS ahead of the consensus and the estimate, driven by record rest level margins of 30.8 percent, representing growth of 55 percent year-on-year. Jefferies’ Andy Barish maintained a Hold rating on the company, while lowering the price target from...

Shares of Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASDAQ: TXRH) surged more than 12 percent Tuesday after it reported an upbeat earnings for the fourth quarter. The restaurant operator earned $0.32 for the fourth quarter, and the number topped Street view by $0.02. Comparable sales increased 4.5 percent at...

In a report published Tuesday, Jefferies analyst Andy Barish initiated coverage of Bojangles Inc (NASDAQ: BOJA) with a Buy rating and $32 price target. The analyst believes that consistent unit and same-store sales growth would drive acceleration in EBITDA and EPS for the company in the double...

In a report published Thursday, Jefferies analyst Andy Barish reiterated a Hold rating and $30.00 price target on Zoe's Kitchen Inc. (NYSE: ZOES). In the report, Jefferies noted, "$(0.03) EPS beat on better than expected SSS of 7.8% as traffic was up 3.9% & check benefited from strong catering...

In a report published Wednesday, Jefferies analyst Andy Barish detailed a recent meeting with Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) executives and found the company's Chief Financial Officer Scott Maw "upbeat" about the company's prospects. "Starbucks is likely seeing some positive changes in...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is scheduled to report fiscal Q1 earnings Thursday after the market close. Analysts estimate that revenue will come in at $4.80 billion with EPS of $0.80. Mark Kalinowski at Janney Capital Markets recently downgraded the stock to Neutral with an $85 fair...

Jefferies raised its price target on Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) Friday from $67 to $72 and maintained a Hold rating. Analysts led by Andy Barish noted that the long-term “model remains intact, but YUM clarified ’15 EPS guide excludes op profit growth in KFC China given low...

Andy Barish of Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) on Monday with a price target raised to $97 from a previous $88. Barish notes that Starbuck's five-year plan, which was introduced during the company's Analyst Day presentation last week,...

In a report published Wednesday, Jefferies analyst Andy Barish downgraded the rating on Chuy's Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CHUY) from Buy to Hold, and lowered the price target from $33.00 to $26.00. In the report, Jefferies noted, “SSS beat but EPS soft on food & labor pains. Commodity headwinds will...

Shares of El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) soared above $30 in its first day of trading, up over 100 percent from the company's initial public offering price. Investors were eager to grab up shares of El Pollo Loco, translated as “The Crazy Chicken” given the fact that it is a fast...

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) reported a weak second quarter results and soft guidance on Tuesday. As a result, Andy Barish of Jefferies downgraded shares fro Buy to Hold with a price target reduced from $26 to $18 as the company may have run out “sizzle” to sell to investors...