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Consumers Rejoice As Chipotle Confirms Return Of Carnitas
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 3:52pm | 284Read More...Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) loyalists could breathe a sigh of relief as Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors confirmed the company could be a few short months away from re-introducing carnitas to its menu. In an article on The Street, Sozzi quoted Chris Arnold, a Chipotle...
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Top Retail Analyst: Starbucks' New 'Mini' Drinks Cuts Calories But Not Profits
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 8:46am | 283Read More...Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) will sell a 10-ounce mini Frappuccino at stores in the U.S. and Canada until July 6. Consumers looking to cut back on calories will be happy to know that when made with whole milk, the mini frap will weigh in at 120 calories and 24 grams of sugar – a noticeable...
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Checking Out Chipotle's Apple Watch App
Friday, April 24, 2015 - 11:58am | 338Read More...Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) released a new app on Friday for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Watch. According to Brian Sozzi, CEO and Chief Equities Strategist at Belus Capital Advisors, Chipotle “updated and optimized its existing iPhone app, meaning there are no substantially...
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Why Should Nike Want Tiger Woods, Not Rory McIlroy, To Win The Masters?
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 8:48am | 327Read More...Belus Capital Advisors CEO Brian Sozzi argued that Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) may prefer Tiger Woods to win the upcoming Masters tournament over Rory McIlroy. In an article published Wednesday on The Street, Sozzi said the issue at hand is the fact that the 39-year-old Woods is still Nike's "go to" guy...
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Moms And Millennials Love Sonic
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 7:19am | 355Read More...According to Brian Sozzi, CEO and chief equities strategist of Belus Capital Advisors, Sonic Corporation (NASDAQ: SONC) is a burger stock that is "an even better bet" than Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK). Sozzi noted that on Tuesday, "Sonic reported a stellar 11.5 percent increase...
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This Analyst Chatted With General Mills CEO And CFO
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 11:24am | 514Read More...In an article published on TheStreet, Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors offered three reasons why "brighter days may be ahead" for General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) Sozzi talked to the company's Chief Executive Officer Ken Powell and Chief Financial Officer Don Mulligan and...
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What's Going On With Lady Foot Locker?
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 1:51pm | 340Read More...Canaccord reiterated its Buy rating on Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) Tuesday and maintained a $70 price target following its analyst day. Analysts Camilo Lyon and Pallav Saini thought that the trends favoring casual athletic footwear and apparel would continue. The analysts believed "the...
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2 Retailers The Apple Event Could Boost Today
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 10:29am | 208Read More...Brian Sozzi, CEO of Belus Capital Advisors commented on two retailers that could benefit from Monday's Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) event. Sozzi told Benzinga that Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) will benefit because it will now have a fresh product on its sales floor it didn't have a year ago. However...
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Brian Sozzi: Lululemon Getting Back Its 'Project Mojo' Under New Management
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 4:24pm | 261Read More...Belus Capital Advisors CEO Brian Sozzi spoke to Benzinga about rumors that Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) would be acquired by VF Corp (NYSE: VFC). Sozzi said that "Lululemon is getting back its project mojo under its new management -- and the financials and stock price are...
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Could WWE Network Scare Off A Potential HBO Spinoff? Analysts Weigh In
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 6:53pm | 638Read More...HBO is once again rumored to be spun out of parent company Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). Carl Icahn is at the heart of this rumor, but an important question has yet to be answered: is HBO a good spinout? "You best have darn good, unique content to get people to pay to watch things on...
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Could Sears Stores Disappear? Brian Sozzi Thinks So
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 1:20pm | 376Read More...In an article published on The Street on Thursday, Belus Capital Advisors CEO Brian Sozzi wrote that Sears Holdings Corp's (NASDAQ: SHLD) Chief Executive Officer and largest shareholder Eddie Lampert may have hinted that its stores may have to "virtually vanish" from America to...
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Brian Sozzi: 'No Clue' How Sears Can Match Wal-Mart's Pay Increase
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 12:48pm | 119Read More...Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors told Benzinga that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) newly-introduced plan to lift pay of its U.S. employees to at least $9 per hour in the first half of this year and introduce better training methods will force Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and other...
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Brian Sozzi On Buffalo Wild Wings' Menu Additions
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 3:55pm | 224Read More...Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors commented on Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) following its Q4 earnings miss. Despite the results, Sozzi noted that investors may have taken comfort in rising same-store-sales during the first five weeks of the year. Additionally, food and labor costs...
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Analyst On WWE: The Company 'May Have To Look Outside For A CEO'
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 11:41am | 258Read More...Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors responded to comments made about World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) CEO Vince McMahon by his son-in-law Paul Levesque, best known by his character name Triple H. On a podcast with former wrestler Steve Austin, Levesque put some blame for WWE...
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Staples Bids $11 Per Share In Cash, Stock For Office Depot
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 8:49am | 247Read More...Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) has agreed to buy Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ: ODP) in a deal that is reportedly valued at $6.3 billion. Office Depot shareholders will receive $7.25 per share in cash as well as 0.2188 Staples shares, putting the total per-share cost at $11 as of Tuesday’s closing...
