In 2024, the food service industry is projected to bring in $1 trillion in income. In light of this, now is an excellent moment to purchase quality restaurant stocks.As we examine three quality restaurant stocks, it is important to establish why this trio makes the cut. Three metrics, free cash flow growth, operating margin, and three-year revenue growth rate, were selected. Thereafter, these three names emerged, and all of them are beating the majority of companies in their sector with respect to these fig ...

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Tim Beyers and host Dylan Lewis discuss:Chipotle's historic 50-for-1 stock split and why the burrito-maker still has plenty of growth ahead of it.Apple and Alphabet's talks to bring Gemini to the iPhone, and why it's a no-brainer for both businesses.Motley Fool host Mary Long caught up with Lauren Sherman, a fashion correspondent at Puck, to talk about Abercrombie and Fitch's turnaround and epic 2023.To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check ou ...

Since this decade began, volatility has ruled the roost on Wall Street. All three of Wall Street's major stock indexes traded off bear and bull markets in successive years, beginning in 2020.During periods of uncertainty, it's not uncommon for investors to flock to time-tested, profitable businesses that have outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 over the long run. It's why the FAANG stocks have been noteworthy for a decade.But over the past two years and change, it's companies enacting stock splits that have ...

2 Events This Week that Point to an Upcoming NVIDIA Stock Split Shutterstock / JRdes NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) hosted its GTC event this week. What used to be a more intimate gathering with NVIDIA proposing dozens of use cases for its graphics processors was widely compared to a “Taylor Swift-like atmosphere.” More than 11,000 people packed an arena as NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the company’s next-generation B200 AI chip.So, with GTC happening the focus this week was squarely on NVIDIA’s product portfol ...

If you're going to do something, do it big. That appears to be the mindset of Chipotle Mexican Grill's (CMG -0.79%) board of directors.Last Tuesday, Chipotle announced that its board approved a 50-for-1 stock split. It's not a done deal just yet. Shareholders must approve the stock split at the annual meeting scheduled for June 6. However, assuming there are no roadblocks, the Mexican restaurant chain will split its shares after the market closes on June 25. Should you buy Chipotle stock before its ginormou ...

We are almost three months into 2024, and it's nothing new from Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -0.79%). Shares of this popular Tex-Mex restaurant chain are up 27% year to date. And in the past five years, this top restaurant stock is up more than fourfold, crushing the gains of both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. In fact, shares have climbed from just $22 when Chipotle went public in early 2006 to over $2,900 per share as of this writing. This incredible run has spurred management to announce a 50-for-1 sto ...

Burrito-centric restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -0.79%) made its public market debut way back in 2006. But in June, it plans to do something it's never done before: split its stock.Management is proposing a massive 50-for-1 stock split, meaning investors will receive 49 additional shares for every share they currently own. It's not quite a done deal yet as the plan needs shareholder approval, but it's likely to go through.Stock splits are enjoying their time in the financial headlines. However, ...

Investors are cheering Chipotle Mexican Grill's (CMG -0.79%) stock following the announcement of its 50-for-1 stock split. The stock rose 4% in the following trading session, a possible sign of further interest in the stock.However, the likelihood of this split fundamentally helping Chipotle shareholders is low due to the actual effects of such a move. Instead, investors should look to the core business factors that drove Chipotle higher over the last 18 years rather than this latest milestone.Chipotle and ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -0.79%) made waves this week with the announcement of its first-ever stock split. But this isn't any old stock split; it's one of the largest in market history, splitting each share into 50 pieces. It's been a long time coming; Chipotle stock has traded at a four-digit price tag for about four years, and it's gained about 175% in that time, almost tripling in price.Let's go through the reasons Chipotle is splitting its stock, and whether or not the stock is a buy right now.What a ...

Brandon Bell/Getty Images NewsToday's article zooms in on Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), a North American consumer staples company that recently announced an intended stock split. We covered Chipotle in September 2022, assigning a bullish rating on its prospects after critiquing Bill Ackman's then-long position. Our Previous CMG Stock rating (Seeking Alpha)Our call on Chipotle's stock worked out well as it surged by more than 85% ever since. However, the time has come to revisit Chipotle's pr ...