According to Zen Score, the 3 best restaurant stocks to buy right now are:
1. Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is the top restaurant stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 21 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Chipotle Mexican Grill has seen its stock return 53.91% over the past year, overperforming other restaurant stocks by 25 percentage points.
Chipotle Mexican Grill has an average 1 year
price target of $3,194.96, an upside of 1.79% from Chipotle Mexican Grill's current stock price of $3,138.66.
Chipotle Mexican Grill stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 24 analysts covering Chipotle Mexican Grill, 41.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Biglari Holdings (NYSE:BH)
Biglari Holdings (NYSE:BH) is the second best restaurant stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 20 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Biglari Holdings has seen its stock return 11.37% over the past year, underperforming other restaurant stocks by -18 percentage points.
3. Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC)
Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC) is the third best restaurant stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 18 points higher than the restaurant industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Yum China Holdings has seen its stock lose -42.13% over the past year, underperforming other restaurant stocks by -71 percentage points.
Yum China Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $49.10, an upside of 36.69% from Yum China Holdings's current stock price of $35.92.
Yum China Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Yum China Holdings, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.