- The restaurant sector is having a rough earnings season in general. Noodles (NDLS -11%) and Papa John's (PZZA -3.7%) were two of the latest to disappoint, after Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD -1.2%) and Chipotle (CMG -0.3%) set a negative tone last week.
- Shares of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLKI -7.7%) trade at their lowest level of the year. The company reports earnings on November 11. Analysts expect revenue of $61M and EPS of $0.44.
- Other leading decliners today include Jack in the Box (JACK -4.3%), Chuy's Holdings (CHUY -4.5%), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH -4%), and Sonic (SONC -2.9%).
- Many of the names have been trading off due to labor wage pressure and lower Q3 traffic than anticipated.
- A surprising outlier in the sector has been McDonald's (MCD +0.2%) which has doubled up the return of the S&P 500 over the last month. Habit Restaurants (HABT +8.2%) is also in rally mode following earnings.