Eleven Fast Food Stocks To Take A Bite Out Of

In spite of the fact that more and more people are becoming more health conscious, millions of people still patronize fast food restaurants. Even the hedge funds have the attention of fast food stocks. William Ackman, the activist hedge fund manager, was involved with McDonald's Corp. (MCD) and Wendy's International Inc. (WEN).

Trivia: McDonald's was first started as a barbecue drive-in in 1940.

Here are some fast food stocks that you might want to take a bite out of. They all have market caps of over $500 million.

1. Burger King Corporation (BKC) is the owner and franchiser of over 11,000 Burger King restaurants around the world. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 23.86, a price earnings to growth ratio of 1.32, and a yield of 1%.

2. CEC Entertainment Inc. (CEC) operates over 480 Chuck E. Cheese restaurants. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 14.08, and a price earnings to growth ratio of 1.24.

3. CKE Restaurants Inc. (CKR) operates over 3,000 Carl's Jr., Hardee's, and La Salsa restaurants. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 26.33, a price earnings to growth ratio of 1.25, and a yield of 1.4%.

4. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) operates over 580 fast food Mexican food restaurants. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 76.37, and a price earnings to growth ratio of 2.36.

5. California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (CPKI) owns over 200 California Pizza Kitchen, California Pizza Kitchen ASAP, and LA Food Show restaurants. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 28.30, and a price earnings to growth ratio of 1.31.

6. Jack in the Box Inc. (JBX) operates over 2,000 Jack in the Box restaurants and over 300 Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurants. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 17.76, and a price earnings to growth ratio of 1.53.

7. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD) operates approximately 400 doughnut shops. The stock has a forward P/E of 21.3.

8. McDonald's Corp. (MCD) is the largest fast-food chain in the world with over 31,000 restaurants in 118 countries. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 32.53, a price earnings to growth ratio of 2.26, and a yield of 2.7%.

9. Sonic Corp. (SONC) operates over 3,100 Sonic Drive-Ins. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 27.57, and a price earnings to growth ratio of 1.44.

10. Wendy's International Inc. (WEN) operates over 6,600 fast food restaurants. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 30.53, a price earnings to growth ratio of 2.41, and a yield of 1.4%.

11. Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) owns approximately 34,000 KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, and A&W All-American Food Restaurants. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 30.53, a price earnings to growth ratio of 2.41, and a yield of 1.4%.

Disclosure: Author owns MCD.

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[FastFoodMaven]

CKE sold La Salsa earlier this year to the new owners of Baja Fresh.