THE WEEK THAT WAS, ENDING MARCH 7th – 7 COMPANIES REPORT, several stocks move more than 10% - ONE UPGRADE - with relevant transcripts – SIX COMPANIES ABOUT TO REPORT

PREVIOUSLY REPORTING (below): ONE UPGRADE – CHIPOTLE MOVED FROM EQUAL WEIGHT TO OVERWEIGHT at one firm

OTHERWISE:

YUM BRANDS: maintained Neutral at 2 firms, Outperform at 1 firm

EUROPEAN WAX CENTER: maintained Market Perform at 1 firm

PAPA JOHN’S AND FAT Brands; maintained Positively at 1 firm

COMPANIES REPORTING DURING WEEK (below): Dine Brands, Meritage Hospitality, Cracker Barrel, El Pollo Loco, GEN Restaurants, Noodles, Potbelly – NO RATINGS CHANGES

OTHERWISE:

Wendys: maintained Neutral at 8 firms

Dine Brands: maintained Neutral at 4 firms

Cracker Barrel maintained Sell at 1 firm, Hold at another

GEN Restaurants and Potbelly: maintained Buy at 1 firm

Conference call transcripts are below for all companies reporting in prior weeks with ratings changes (Chipotle), Initiations (none), or companies reporting in THE WEEK THAT WAS: ( Dine Brands, Meritage Hospitality, Cracker Barrel, El Pollo Loco, GEN Restaurants, Noodles, Potbelly). ).

TRANSCRIPTS:

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG)

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN)

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (DIN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

GEN Restaurant Group (GENK)

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript _ Seeking Alpha

Noodles & Company, Inc. (NDLS)