Notable news items and price action from the past twenty-fours along with our fundamental view on select names.

  • MCD Global sales results were released this morning.  Global comps came in at +6%.  U.S. comps gained 4% while Europe and APMEA both produced comps of +6.5%.  The results were impacted by a calendar shift that impacted results by between 0.9% and 1.0%, depending on the area of the world.
  • MCD Japan sales results revealed that April comps came in +3.6% year-over-year.  24 of the 264 doors closed due to the March earthquake/tsunami disaster.
  • DPZ gained 3.7% on accelerating volume. GMCR, THI, and DIN were other gainers that traded with high volume Friday.
  • BAGL, KONA, and PFCB all declined on accelerating volume Friday.

TALES OF THE TAPE: MCD, DPZ, GMCR, THI, DIN, BAGL, KONA, PFCB - stocks 59

Howard Penney

Managing Director