Panera Bread Company Inc. (PNRA): Today's Featured Leisure Laggard
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) pushed the Leisure industry lower today making it today's featured Leisure laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Panera Bread Company fell $2.95 (-1.6%) to $185.51 on light volume. Throughout the day, 289,779 shares of Panera Bread Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 429,800 shares. The stock ranged in price between $184.62-$188.62 after having opened the day at $188.22 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $188.46. Other companies within the Leisure industry that declined today were:
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), down 4.3%,
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), down 4.1%,
Diversified Restaurant Holdings
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), down 3.7% and
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), down 3.6%.
Panera Bread Company, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises retail bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada. The company operates three business segments: Bakery-Cafe Operations, Franchise Operations, and Fresh Dough and Other Product Operations. Panera Bread Company has a market cap of $5.3 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 18.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Panera Bread Company a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Panera Bread Company
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its 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.
- You can view the full Panera Bread Company Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 7.0%,
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), up 4.4%,
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation
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), up 4.0% and
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), up 3.8% , were all gainers within the leisure industry with
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) being today's featured leisure industry leader.
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PowerShares Dynamic Leisure&Entert
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) while those bearish on the leisure industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services
(
).
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