PREVIOUSLY REPORTING:  UPGRADED at 1 firm was Cracker Barrel.

Otherwise, maintained:

Cracker Barrel: Maintained Neutral at 1 firm.

CAVA Group: initiated at Market Perform by 1 firm.

Wendy’s: Reiterated Equal Weight at 1 firm.

Dine Brands: Maintained Neutral at 1 firm.

GEN Restaurants & Sweetgreen Maintained at Buy by 1 firm.

COMPANIES REPORTING DURING WEEK: Jack in the Box, Valvoline, Reborn Coffee, Yoshiharu Global.

Jack in the Box: maintained Neutral at 3 firms, Positive at 6 firms.

Valvoline: maintained Positively at 5 firms.

Transcripts are below for all companies reporting in prior weeks with ratings changes (Cracker Barrel), initiations (CAVA),  or companies reporting  in THE WEEK THAT WAS (Jack in the Box, Valvoline – Reborn Coffee and Yoshiharu Global had no conference calls or transcripts).

Cracker Barrel (CBRL)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Cava Group (CAVA)

CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

CAVA Group, Inc. 2024 Q3 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE _ CAVA) _ Seeking Alpha

Jack in the Box (JACK)

Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Valvoline (VVV)

Valvoline Inc. (VVV) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

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