THE WEEK THAT WAS, ENDING May 29th, only 1 company reports, but 1 Upgrade, 1 Downgrade and 2 initiations!

DC Advisory

REPORTED IN PRIOR WEEKS – 

ONE UPGRADE, JP Morgan upgrades Valvoline from Underweight to Neutral.

 ONE DOWNGRADE, Guggenheim downgrades Jack in the Box from Buy to Neutral.

TWO INITIATIONS, Valvoline at Equal Weight & Regis Corp. at Buy

Otherwise:

Wingstop Maintained at Hold by 1 firm, Reiterated at Buy at 1 firm.

Maintained at Hold by 1 firm were: Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, & Kura Sushi.

Maintained Positively by 1 firm were: Restaurant Brands, Darden, Yum Brands & TX Roadhouse.

REPORTED IN THE WEEK THAT WAS: RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. – no ratings changes for them.

Conference call transcripts are below for all companies reporting in prior weeks with ratings change (Valvoline, Jack in the Box) reporting in THE WEEK THAT WAS: (RCI Hospitality Holdings) an Initiated Coverage (Valvoline, Regis Corp.).

Valvoline Inc. (VVV)

Valvoline Inc. (VVV) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RICK)

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RICK) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

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Regis Corp. (RGS)

Regis Corporation (RGS) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

THE WEEK TO COME – NO COMPANIES SCHEDULED TO REPORT