Panera Bread News

Fast-casual chain Noodles files for IPO of an undetermined size. In its released financials, the company indicated revenue grew from $170M in 2008 to $300M in 2012.

St. Louis Bread Company recently added 31,000 square feet to their headquarters in Sunset Hills--and the expansion will come with a boost for the local job market.

I'd like to ask Roger Matthews if he will join me in really giving you some perspective of where your company is, where it's come from and where it goes.

Panera Bread may be the healthy alternative to fast food, but will its stock returns be as healthy? Let's dig into the investment prospects of the firm.

Here's some good news on the restaurant front: Panera Bread Co. is growing its corporate presence in St.

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That is too bad because not only does it mean investors need to pay triple-digit prices for the likes of Chipotle and Panera , but it also means ETF investors are left with less-than-direct routes for playing a possible bounce in restaurant stocks in second half of this year.

Investors can be slow to abandon their favorite growth stocks, particularly when management has shown itself able to execute at a high level.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at TheStreet in a note issued to investors on Monday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

With first-quarter U.S. GDP growth falling short of expectations and few expecting much in the way of broader economic expansion for the rest of the year, investors are once again considering a troubling question: Where will the growth come from? In recent months, we have seen some nice progress in the housing sector -- real residential fixed ... (more)

Starbucks' common stock is outperforming significantly the returns of the S&P 500 Index and competitors Dunkin' Brands Group and Panera Bread since my last discussion of the company in February 2013 .

With first-quarter U.S. GDP growth falling short of expectations and few expecting much in the way of broader economic growth for the rest of the year, investors are once again considering a troubling question: Where will the growth come from? In recent months, we have seen some nice growth come from the housing sector -- real residential fixed ... (more)

Some companies are such obvious values that I have a hard time buying the shares.

Panera has been a very hot stock, having been positioned very well to profit from the trend of "fast-casual" eating and the trend away from junk food and toward healthier foods.

On Tuesday, the Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index rose more than forecast to 68.1 in April.

Sbarro LLC is launching a foray into the fast-casual world as the food-court staple gets set to test a new concept in Columbus.

The firm currently has a "buy" rating and a $199.00 price target on the company's shares.

Winter storms, higher payroll taxes, tax refund delays and China's bird flu scare were just a few of the factors working against restaurants in the first three months of 2013.

The firm currently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Panera Bread Company traded down 0.30% on Friday, hitting $173.34. Panera Bread Company has a 52-week low of $135.40 and a 52-week high of $185.67. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $170.8. The company has a market cap of $5.061 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.52.

Panera Bread Company as an investment has provided investors nice gains for a few years now, producing both earnings and revenue growth in the double-digit range year over year.