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3 Restaurant Stocks to Buy Now

Stock quotes in this article:BKC, PNRA, MCD, CMG, SONC, WEN, CPKI 

Hedge fund 3G will pay $24 in cash for each share of Burger King, a 45.9% premium to the Whopper-and-fries chain's closing price on Tuesday, before rumors of the buyout began circulating on Wall Street.

Restaurant stocks soared on Thursday, with Burger King clearly outpacing the sector.

>> Restaurant Winners: Burger King

DineEquity(DIN), operator of IHOP and Applebee's restaurants, closed up by 11.1% while Brinker added 9.1%.

Biglari Holdings(BH), a holding company that recently more than doubled quarterly profits thanks to a stronger performance at its Steak n Shake restaurants and to its acquisition of Western Sizzlin, jumped 7.1%.

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