Tuesday, January 19, 2010

McDonald's Up; Burger King Down

McDonald's was lifted to outperform from neutral by Credit Suisse analyst Keith Siegner, citing potential earnings drivers like its international business.
"We do not believe estimates or valuation fairly reflect McDonald's ability to build upon already substantial 2008 and 2009 share gains through a several-year recovery period," he wrote in a note. "McDonald's will benefit from its unique ability to simultaneously appeal to both 'depressed' and 'recovering' consumers."

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