THE WEEK THAT WAS, ENDING FEBRUARY 21st – SIX EARNINGS REPORTED, ONE RATINGS CHANGE, TWO STOCKS HAVE MAJOR MOVES – with relevant transcripts – EARNINGS SEASON IN HIGH GEAR – 13 COMPANIES TO REPORT

DC Advisory

PREVIOUSLY REPORTING:  Only  one ratings change: Lake Street upgrades Kura Sushi from Hold to Buy

Otherwise:

CAVA, Wendy’s & Denny’s all maintained Neutral by 1 firm

COMPANIES REPORTING DURING WEEK:  Shake Shack, BJ’s, TX Roadhouse, Wingstop, Cheesecake Factory,  Wnmark – no ratings changes

TX Roadhouse: maintained Neutral  at 4 firms, Positive at 3 firms.

Shake Shack maintained Neutral at 1 firm, Buy at 2 firms

Cheesecake Fact’y: maintained Sell at 1 firm, Underweight at 2, Neutral at 3, Positive at 2.

Wingstop: maintained Neutral at 2 firms, Positive at 7 firms.

BJ’s Restaurants: maintained Negative at 1 firm, Positive at 1 firm.

Conference call transcripts are below for all companies reporting in prior weeks with ratings changes (Kura Sushi), Initiations (none), or companies reporting in THE WEEK THAT WAS: (Shake Shack, BJ’s, TX Roadhouse, Wingstop, Cheesecake Factory,  Wnmark ).

TRANSCRIPTS:

Shake Shack (SHAK)

Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

BJ’s Restaurants (BJRI)

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

 TX Roadhouse (TXRH)

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Wingstop (WING)

Wingstop Inc. (WING) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 2024 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation (NASDAQ _ CAKE) _ Seeking Alpha

 Wnmark (WINA) – no conference call or transcript, no coverage except ours