Takeaway: Smart investors pay close attention to Howard Penney.

Hedgeye Restaurants sector head Howard Penney is simply on fire. Last week we highlighted his great call on Bloomin’ Brands (BLMN). And guess what? The stock has continued to fall – it’s now down -20% since he added it as a Best Ideas SHORT on November 27, 2013 at $26.71/share. Since this time, 2014 EPS estimates have been revised down from $1.33 to $1.22 and the share price has acted accordingly.

Howard Penney Has Done It Again, Ladies and Gentleman | $BLMN - 9

Howard also discussed BLMN as one of his favorite short ideas on HedgeyeTV back in April.

What have we learned here? Pay close attention to Howard Penney.

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