| Company Selection and Stock Watch |
| No. | Date | Stock Name | Stock Symbol | Current Price | Exchange Traded On | Financial Facts |
| 1 | 4/24/15 | Starbucks Corporation | SBUX | $51.84 | NasdaqGS | Starbucks is one of the world's top brands |
| | | | | | | With its substantial cash flows. Starbucks has the advantage of being able to to invest for the long-term. |
| | | | | | | The company has built its own mobile technologies as well as invested in pioneering companies like Square. |
| 2 | 4/24/15 | Dunkin Brands Group Inc. | DNKN | $54.03 | Nasdaq | shares are down 3.65% to $45.11 on Wednesday after the restaurant chain reported third quarter revenue below expectations. |
| | | | | | | The company also warned that it could be a struggle to meet its own full year sales growth forecast. |
| | | | | | | Dunkin Brands has improved earnings per share by 13.2% in the most recent quarter compared to a year ago. |
| 3 | 4/24/15 | McDonald's Corp. | MCD | $98.74 | NYSE | The sales figures tell investors that now is not the best time to invest in McDonald's. |
| | | | | | | The last two quarterly reports highlight that McDonald'sis struggling with its runaway menu and they are struggling to fix this. |
| | | | | | | McDonald's has a long history in America meaning the likely hood of them tanking is very slim. |
| 4 | 4/24/15 | Darden Restaurants Inc. | DRI | $67.01 | NYSE | Fast-food giant Yum Brands stock bounced higher than 12% in February according to S&P Capital IQ data. |
| | | | | | | By the end of the month the owner of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC nearly broke its all-time high stock price of $82 per share. |
| | | | | | | The strong growth in the Taco Bell business has Yums management confident that it can deliver significant profit gains this year. |
| 5 | 4/24/15 | Yum! Brands Inc. | YUM | $87.10 | NYSE | Dardens share performance has been sub-par and is estimated to continue in the short and medium term. |
| | | | | | | The valuation of the company is not appealing compared to competitors. |
| | | | | | | Since April 2010, shares of Darden have roughly been rangebound, drastically underperforming the broader markets. |
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