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Chart's hugging the 200-day MA, which could be an opportunity from a technical perspective. Consumer backlash about reduced portions. Worried whether same-store sales are peaking at this stage. Underperforming S&P 500 since spring. Not cheap at 48x forward PE, projected growth rate is 22%, still a 2.1 PEG ratio.
In the space, he owns MCD and QSR.
They reported mixed numbers after the bell: in-line same-store sales, light revenues, but a bottom-line per share earnings beat. They're making more money because of better restaurant margins as key costs finally are declining. But they guided lower same-store sales this quarter; they're being conservative. Shares were up 50% YTD going into this quarter and he thought the report was overall good.