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What analysts say
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Panera Bread, with 11 of 18 rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts like Panera Bread better than competitor Wendy's/Arby's Group overall. Analysts still rate the stock a moderate buy, but they are a bit more wary about it compared to three months ago.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $449.3 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 18.8% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $1.17 per share. Estimates range from $1.14 to $1.19.
What our community says
CAPS All-Stars are solidly backing the stock with 91.5% giving it an outperform rating. The community at large backs the All-Stars with 87.4% granting it a rating of outperform. Fools are gung-ho about Panera Bread and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 521 posts in the past 30 days. Despite the majority sentiment in favor of Panera Bread, the stock has a middling CAPS rating of three out of five stars.
Management:
Panera Bread's profit has risen year over year by an average of 25.9%.
Quarter | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 |
Gross Margin | 23.6% | 25.5% | 20.9% | 23.3% |
Operating Margin | 12.6% | 14.2% | 9.7% | 12.2% |
Net Margin | 7.8% | 8.5% | 6.1% | 7.1% |
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