THE WEEK THAT WAS, ENDING July 17th – only one report, but One Upgrade, Two Downgrades, One Initiation

DC Advisory

REPORTED IN PRIOR WEEKS – ONE UPGRADE, ONE INITIATION, TWO DOWNGRADES

BJ’s Restaurants Upgraded by William Blair from Market Perform to Outperform.

Dutch Bros Initiated by Stephens with Buy

Papa John’s Downgraded by B of A from Neutral to Underperform

Black Rock Coffee Bar Downgraded by Morgan Stanley  from Overweight to Equal-weight

Otherwise:

BJ’s Restaurants maintained at Buy by 1 firm.

McDonald’s maintained at Neutral by 1 firm, Positively at 3 firms.

Brinker Int’l maintained at Overweight by 2 firms.

Starbucks maintained Neutral at 1 firm, Overweight at 2 firms

Dutch Bros maintained at Overweight at 1 firm.

Wingstop maintained Positively at 2 firms

Chipotle maintained Positively at 2 firms.

Maintained Neutral at 1 firm were Shake Shack, Cheesecake Factory, Yum Brands & Rest. Brands.

Maintained Positively at 1 firm were CAVA Group, Arcos Dorados, TX Roadhouse.

Conference call transcripts are below for all companies reporting in prior weeks with ratings change (BJ’s Restaurants, Papa John’s Int’l, Black Rock Coffee Bar), reporting in THE WEEK THAT WAS: (Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory) and Initiated Coverage (Dutch Bros).

BJ’s Restaurants (BJRI)

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Papa John’s International (PZZA)

Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Black Rock Coffee Bar (BRCB)

Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. (BRCB) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

BRCB Presentation

Dutch Bros (BROS)

Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

brospresentation

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF)

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (RMCF) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha