Panera Bread Company Inc. (PNRA): Today's Featured Leisure Laggard

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Panera Bread Company (PNRA) pushed the Leisure industry lower today making it today's featured Leisure laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, Panera Bread Company fell $2.35 (-1.4%) to $170.09 on average volume. Throughout the day, 512,520 shares of Panera Bread Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 526,500 shares. The stock ranged in price between $169.88-$173.75 after having opened the day at $172.94 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $172.44. Other companies within the Leisure industry that declined today were: Empire Resorts (NYNY), down 9.7%, Nevada Gold & Casinos (UWN), down 7.9%, Cosi (COSI), down 5.7%, and Lakes Entertainment (LACO), down 4%.

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Panera Bread Company, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises retail bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada. Panera Bread Company has a market cap of $4.87 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 32.6, below the average leisure industry P/E ratio of 33.2 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 21.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Panera Bread Company a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and six rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Panera Bread Company as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

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On the positive front, Dover Motorsports (DVD), up 14.3%, Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (CPHC), up 12.8%, Full House Resorts (FLL), up 10.4%, and China Lodging Group (HTHT), up 7.9%, were all gainers within the leisure industry with Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN) being today's featured leisure industry leader.

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