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Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) posted strong fourth-quarter results Thursday, reporting earnings per share of 62 cents per share, beating a 60-cent estimate. Starbucks also topped revenue estimates, raking in $6.3 billion against an expected $6.27 billion. The Analysts Bank of America Merrill...

Online and mobile food ordering and delivery platform GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) reported third-quarter results Thursday morning that sent shares notably lower throughout the trading session. Despite the sell-off, two research firms are turning more positive on the stock.  The Analysts...

Shares of GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) heavily sold off following its third-quarter earnings report despite a top-and-bottom line beat. The Analyst Stephens' Will Slabaugh maintains an Overweight rating on GrubHub with an unchanged $155 price target. The Thesis GrubHub, an online and mobile food...

Glaukos Corp (NYSE: GKOS) stock skyrocketed Wednesday after one of the company’s major competitors removed its product from the market. What Happened Alcon announced that it's voluntarily withdrawing its CyPass Micro-Stent from the market following new data from a five-year,...

Payments platform Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) beat Wall Street estimates in its second-quarter earnings report Wednesday.  The Analysts Cowen analyst George Mihalos reiterated a Market Perform rating and increased the price target from $42 to $57. Stephens analyst Brett Huff reiterated...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported "ho-hum" earnings Thursday, Stephens' restaurant analyst Will Slabaugh said during a CNBC interview. The Analyst Slabaugh discussed Starbucks' Q2 as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Friday morning. (See...

Tribune Company (NYSE: TRCO) plunged 15 percent Monday after the chair of the Federal Communications Commission expressed “serious concerns” about its buyout by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ: SBGI) and weighed an administrative trial. For one analyst, the regulatory risk only...

Multiple Street analysts are hesitant in recommending Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX)'s stock, which is trading at new 52-week lows in reaction to a disappointing sales and outlook update. The Analysts Stephens' Will Slabaugh maintained an Equal-Weight rating on Starbucks ...

Nearly a decade ago, Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI) traded close to $70. Steady corrosion has brought it to $4. Although not expected to scale its peaks any time soon, Intrepid may now boast marginal upside. The Rating Stephens analyst Mark Connelly upgraded Intrepid to Overweight with a $5...

Fast casual food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) reported first-quarter results Wednesday that confirmed a turnaround is "underway," but now is not the time to buy the stock, according to Stephens. The Analyst Stephens' Will Slabaugh maintains an Equal-Weight...

GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB)'s first-mover advantage in food delivery positions the company to capitalize on rapid growth in the sector, according to Stephens.  Its announcement Tuesday that Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL)'s Venmo is being integrated into the platform makes it...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is scheduled to report first-quarter results April 30, and Stephens shifted to a neutral stance on the restaurant chain ahead of the print.  The Analyst Stephens' Will Slabaugh downgraded McDonald's' stock rating from Overweight to Equal...

Red Hat Inc (NYSE: RHT) reported fourth-quarter results Monday that were more positive than anticipated across the board,  while the software company's guidance for 2019 exceeded Street expectations. Here's how Wall Street reacted to the print.  The Analysts Bank...

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI), the restaurant operator best known for its Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse chains, reported fiscal third-quarter results Thursday that prompted Stephens to turn bullish on the stock. The Analyst Stephens' Will Slabaugh upgraded Darden...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for February is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET, while the Dallas Fed manufacturing index for March will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET. New York Federal Reserve Bank President...