Will Slabaugh

Analysts at Stephens maintain an Equal-Weight rating on Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock with an unchanged $58 price target after the coffee chain reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings report. Stephens' Will Slabaugh commented in a research report that Starbucks' earnings per...

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ)'s reported first quarter results Thursday morning, which sent shares higher by more than 3 percent. The pizza chain said it earned $1.26 per share in the quarter on revenue of $624.22 million; analysts were expecting the company to earn $1.16 per share on...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG)'s earnings and revenue beat in its first-quarter report may have impressed some investors, but at least one Wall Street analyst isn't budging on his bearish stance. Stephens' Will Slabaugh maintains an Underweight rating on Chipotle's stock with a price...

Will Slabaugh of Stephens believes Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT)'s stock isn't looking particularly attractive after the company reported its fiscal third-quarter report. Brinker, the parent company of two restaurant concepts — Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy...

Will Slabaugh of Stephens believes Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) represents an "attractive, multi-year opportunity," which prompted the analyst to upgrade the stock from Equal Weight to Overweight with a newly established $32 price target. According to Slabaugh, the chicken wings restaurant boasts...

Wing price inflation is taking the wind out of the sails of chicken wing restaurants. And the proof is there to see, with some big names in the space reporting abysmal fourth-quarter results, blaming them on wing price inflation. Chicken wing frenzy reaches the peak during the football season,...

Stephens still find value in Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) despite the pizza company’s mixed fourth-quarter results that saw an EPS beat, with revenue missing the mark. Papa John's company-owned SSS of +4.8 percent came in below consensus estimate of +6.5 percent, and...

Against a challenging restaurant environment, Texas Roadhouse Inc (NASDAQ: TXRH) and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB) announced weak Q4 same-store sales. Both companies should generate better results in fiscal year 2017, Stephens’ Will Slabaugh said in a report. Slabaugh has the...

Shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) set a new 52-week high after the owner of the Burger King and Tim Hortons fast-food chains agreed to buy Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc (NASDAQ: PLKI) for $1.8 billion. For each share of Popeyes, Restaurant Brands will pay $79 in cash,...

In the race to the top of the fast food chain, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) investors haven’t seemed to be lovin’ it. Meanwhile, Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN) fans appeared to gain faith that it’s really “better here,” and buyers of Restaurant Brands...

Despite an industry slowdown, Stephens expects positive comps from Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN), which is set to report its fourth-quarter results as well as host its investor day Thursday. Analyst Commentary Analyst Will Slabaugh expects EPS of $0.09, in line with Street. Wendy’s has met or...

Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) reported weak fourth-quarter results, including a 4 percent decline in company-owned same store sales and EPS of $0.87 missing the expectations. Stephens’ Will Slabaugh maintains an Overweight rating on the company, with a price target of $195. Weak Q4 The...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) reported its Q4 2016 results in-line with the company’s pre-announcement and the consensus, with same-store sales of -4.8 percent and EPS of $0.55. Stephens’ Will Slabaugh maintained an Underweight rating on the company, with a price target...

“Given our belief that both investor sentiment and conviction remain low, we believe it is prudent to highlight McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) as having what we view as the most attractive setup for a large cap restaurant,” Stephens’ Will Slabaugh said in a note. The...