About a year ago, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates joined the Board of Directors of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX). Now a Form 4 filed with......
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May 6 - Insider Trading - Comments
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) beat earnings expectations in its results for the first quarter of 2013, with the company reporting a 13% increase......
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April 20 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Today, while looking at a few cold hard numbers, I’m also taking a more contemplative look at what some major companies are doing to drive growth......
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April 9 - News - Comments
We track 13F filings from hedge funds, which report many of their long equity positions as of the end of the previous quarter, for a variety of purposes......
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March 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Citadel Investment Group, a large hedge fund managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, has reported a position of 960,000 shares in Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ......
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March 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We analyze hundreds of 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors to develop investment strategies and provide other useful information......
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February 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) managed to beat its most recent quarterly earnings estimate, driven by solid top-line growth and margin expansion,......
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December 19 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Richard Chilton started Chilton Investment Company in 1992 following stints at Merrill Lynch and Allen & Company. Chilton focuses on a value-oriented......
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December 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A 13G filed with the SEC has disclosed that Citadel Investment Group, which is managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, owns just over 4 million shares of......
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December 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The 13Fs for the third quarter of 2012 are in and we can not only comb through our database and determine the most popular stocks among hedge funds but......
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November 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Kynikos Associates, managed by Jim Chanos, recently filed its 3Q 13F with the SEC. Chanos is a famed short seller, and he does report long positions,......
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November 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) released 2Q results that were better than expected, sending the company up over 8% shortly after financials were made......
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November 2 - Stock Analysis - Comments
When 2012 is all said and done, and investors look back, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) will be remembered as one of the most disappointing......
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October 29 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ:PNRA) was up almost 7% today on 3Q earnings that were 4% above estimates and 27% above the same quarter last year, being driven......
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October 24 - Stock Analysis - Comments
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), has underperformed the S&P 500 year-to-date by 8%. The company’s performance can somewhat be attributed its 0.4 beta;......
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October 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DNKN)’s Chairman, Jon Luther, sold off another 20,000 shares in a Form 4 filing last week. Since the beginning of September......
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October 15 - Insider Trading - Comments
David Einhorn is back at it again—going after Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) yesterday, on day two of the 8th Annual Value Investing......
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October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
It’s hard to think of a better example of “love the company, hate the stock” than Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG). Maybe Amazon. Maybe.......
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October 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Though McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) owned a majority stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) it divested itself by 2006. It also divested......
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September 18 - Stock Analysis - Comments
This week we look at McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD). With a market cap of over USD $93 billion and some 33,510 fast food outlets in 119 countries......
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September 17 - Stock Analysis - Comments
By focusing on its growth strategy via menu optimization, modernizing the customer experience, and broadening accessibility, McDonald’s Corporation (......
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September 13 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DNKN), more commonly known as Dunkin Donuts, has attracted even more hedge fund interest. Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine......
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September 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ken Fisher is a billionaire investor and columnist for Forbes whose stock picks have tended to outperform the stock market. Most of Fisher Asset Management......
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August 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Mandel’s Lone Pine Buys Over $400M of Verisign Inc. (ValueWalk) According to a 13G just filled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Steven......
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August 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Gates and Buffett’s Giving Pledge: Who’s In? Who’s Not? (CNBC) Bankers and financiers are not exactly the most popular members of our......
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August 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
