THE HBM: SBUX, CBRL, GMCR

11/07/11 08:25AM EST

THE HEDGEYE BREAKFAST MONITOR

MACRO NOTES

The chart below shows gasoline prices trending lower as we go through 4Q.

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SUBSECTOR PERFORMANCE

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QUICK SERVICE

SBUX: The price target for Starbucks was raised to $52 from $45 at RW Baird.

CASUAL DINING

CBRL: Cracker Barrel reported preliminary 1QFY12 results this morning, guiding to EPS of between $0.99 and $1.04 for the quarter versus consensus of $0.90.  Comparable restaurant sales were -1.6% for the quarter with average check up 2.2% and traffic down -3.8%.  Trends improved over the course of the quarter. 

GMCR: Green Mountain shares should be sold into strength, according to Stifel Nicolaus, citing doubts about the company’s long-term market penetration rate.  The firm maintains a Sell rating.

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Howard Penney

Managing Director

Rory Green

Analyst

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