Pizza or burgers? McDonald’s has a slight edge over Dominoes. At a 20 PE ratio, MCD-N has a better valuation, whereas DPZ-N still needs to grow into its PE ratio a bit more. He likes both companies with good management and good secular growth. A more conservative position is with MCD-N.
Catalyst in 2023 was partnership with Uber Eats. Over 50% is takeout from the store. Growth company. Planning to open more stores, targeting 7-8% growth. He sees buybacks, dividend increases, and 10%+ compound returns going forward.
(A Top Pick Oct 13/22, Up 6.2%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with TECK.B is progressing well. To remain disciplined, we recommend trailing up the stop to $330 at this time.
Five weeks ago, they reported a quiet quarter, but shares jumped 10% on soft news, which means it's hitting a bottom. They['ve had a tough year because of the comps to the pandemic year. Add to that headwind, a strong dollar, and food and labour costs. But Domino's boasts a great long-term track records. Today, they rolled out a 800 Bolt EVs to be used for delivery. He likes that.
Share price down, labour shortage. Solved many of its problems, costs have now peaked, recently raised prices. Open 200-300 stores every single year, franchises mean very low capex, buy back shares. Lots more to go. Yield is 1.31%. (Analysts’ price target is $374.00)
Allan Tong’s Discover Picks The pizza chain and steady fast food stock delivered a tasty quarter recently. Domino‘s U.S. same-store sales came in better than expected, Q3 revenue rose 7.1% and their net global stores growth met guidance at 6.2%. Stronger U.S. sales offsets weakness abroad due to the strong American dollar. The topline climbed to $1.07 billion above expectations, as U.S. sales climbed 2% which offset the 1.8% decline overseas. If the USD weren’t so high, those foreigns sales would have jumped 5.2%. The headwinds forced profit to shrink to $2.79 a share which missed the street’s $2.97. Read 3 Fast Food Stocks to Nibble On for our full analysis.
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Although recently reported earnings just missed analyst targets, same store sales were up 5% on the year. Management reports cost cutting will further improve economics going forward. It trades under peer value at 26x earnings. Its dividend is supported by a payout ratio under 40%. It has prudently been using some cash reserves to retire debt and aggressively buy back shares. We recommend placing a stop-loss at $295, looking to achieve $417 -- upside over 26%. Yield 1.45% (Analysts’ price target is $417.04)
It reports Tuesday. Many resto stocks have been hammered lately because business has been consistent, but not spectacular. So, if DPZ doesn't deliver super numbers, the street will think it's a Covid, not post-Covid winner. That's wrong, he thinks.
(A Top Pick Jul 20/21, Up 34%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with DPZ has triggered its stop at $465. To remain disciplined we recommend covering the position at this time. Combined with the previous recommendation to cover half, this results in a net investment return of 28%.
Pizza or burgers? McDonald’s has a slight edge over Dominoes. At a 20 PE ratio, MCD-N has a better valuation, whereas DPZ-N still needs to grow into its PE ratio a bit more. He likes both companies with good management and good secular growth. A more conservative position is with MCD-N.