What companies impress you the most? If you could own stock in any ms'd company, which would you choose?

It doesn't have to offer stock, by the way. This is just a fun game.

And even if it does, I'm not asking if you'd buy it at current price...just in theory/hypothetical.

For me, I'm most impressed with Five Guys' food quality, staff culture, and food safety/cleanliness. I wish their food was a bit cheaper. I wonder about their profits.

Texas Roadhouse has stock. The ones near me are ALWAYS packed with customers. Good value-priced food that tastes good. Bread is addicting. We had three baskets the last time I went. Asked for extra butter with them too and was not charged. Good fun environment. I always leave TXRH happy. It's not just a meal, but an experience. It's just very relaxing, fun, tasty, and a meal of good value. They always go out of their way to make sure you're satisfied. THey always offer to recook my steak if I'm unhappy and do it for free. I get to take home to overcooked ones. I don't complain on purpose to do that, of course, but they do occasionally mess up and always offer to remake one for me and I get free bread refills while waiting.

For me, I'd want to own stock in either one.

Wells Fargo is the last place I'd want to own stock. Horrible, horrible company ethics!

I typically buy stock in companies that impress me. My most recent purchase was Ferrari stock. It already went up from $121 to $126. I have been impressed with Louis Vuitton also, as well as Volkswagon. LV abd VW were both positive mystery shops that showcased top notch customer service.

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Texas Roadhouse is one of my better stock investments. I decided to buy after a few mystery shops with them.

@eclark3 wrote:

Texas Roadhouse is one of my better stock investments. I decided to buy after a few mystery shops with them.

Cool! Good luck to you going forward. I really see them doing well personally.

They're a "value" kind of meal compared to other steak places (Long Horn, Ruth's Chris, Capital Grille, etc.) and would seemingly do well even in a recession. Plus, millennials like them, which is rare, as we're more into fast-casual and have abandoned traditional sit-down, full service type of meals.

I've talked with my parents about buying it some time if the price is ever right.

I saw Kent Taylor, the CEO, saying he feels the U.S can sustain at leats 700-something stores. They're at 563 as of June 2018, according to Wikipedia. Still some room for growth. They've already got stores overseas, but I really wonder if other countries would "get" the Texas Roadhouse "theme." As they say in the guidelines, they're a "loud" environment. The food is good, but I think LongHorn might be better in terms of steak preparation. Love TXRH's bread much better, though! And their salads are good. The atmosphere of TXRH is much better than other steakhouses imo.

What do you all think of Papa John's? Would you invest in them?

I think they make an inferior pizza to the major big chains. The service I get from them is average to below average too. But, to be fair, the service I get from most pizza places (the chains) isn't so good either.

With their company in shambles, who would invest in their stock right now?

Nike.

I think a shrewd investor would be wise to look at Papa Johns, it is near it's 52 week low, they have gotten rid of the person that caused the scandal, and they still have a very sound business model.

@shoptastic wrote:

What do you all think of Papa John's? Would you invest in them?

I think they make an inferior pizza to the major big chains. The service I get from them is average to below average too. But, to be fair, the service I get from most pizza places (the chains) isn't so good either.

With their company in shambles, who would invest in their stock right now?

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In my area, I would invest in Walk-On's and Raising Canes.

Oh, I forgot, for me I would put some cash into the restaurant group I like the best:

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)

I don't have any there because I tend to avoid restaurant/fast food stocks, since a turn in employment, or a stupid comment by a sitting president, or who knows....make these stocks very volatile in my opinion.



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Nike, for sure

Blaze Pizza intrigues me. Great concept--everyone gets their own customized pizza. From order to pizza pickup is under 10 minutes. The drink choices are unique, appealing to adults and kids both. And they serve beer! It's $8 for a pizza, and I think they are terrific (though super salty). Blaze always has a good crowd. Founded in 2011 by the Wetzels (Wetzel's Pretzels) and uses the Chipotle "customize" model.
What do you all think?

Hyundai. I'm surprised to hear myself say this, considering my loyalty to BMW and Subaru. Can't beat the Hyundai warranty (10-year, 100,000 drive train, 5-year, 60,000 bumper-to-bumper). In my Hyundai shops I ask about issues I can't completely resolve online, like "How does the Elantra hold up in the intense snow we get around here?" The sales associates are very well trained, in my experience.

I'm just waiting until Hyundai gets a little better with electric or hybrid models before making the leap.
This strikes me as a great, innovative brand. Not sure how it's performing in the market.

I would also purchase Tesla stock as well, but not at their current price of $422 per share.

@oteixeira wrote:

I think a shrewd investor would be wise to look at Papa Johns, it is near it's 52 week low, they have gotten rid of the person that caused the scandal, and they still have a very sound business model.

@shoptastic wrote:

What do you all think of Papa John's? Would you invest in them?

I think they make an inferior pizza to the major big chains. The service I get from them is average to below average too. But, to be fair, the service I get from most pizza places (the chains) isn't so good either.

With their company in shambles, who would invest in their stock right now?

[money.cnn.com]

That's interesting. I feel like it's too early, as I believe there will likely be a lot of people who stay away from Papa John's for a long time. Race can be a very sensitive and painful subject and the damaging words by their CEO (? or whoever that guy was) probably sowed a great deal of mistrust in their company (sort of like, if he said this openly, who else in that organization might be racist?)...A lot of people may be turned off for a very long time.

It'll be interesting to see if they can recover in their next quarterly report from the loss of sales. For me, I see this as something that'll likely hurt them for at least another year or two. But, PJ's is already doing a good job of reassuring customers of their true values. See the link above for their new ad campaign.

I think it's smart and savvy. I feel bad for their business actually. I thought their pizza was so-so, but to have one guy ruin their sales like that sucks. It's a PR disaster - not to mention offensive to African Americans!

Last, but not least, I don't think Papa John's stock is even that cheap right now.

Also, did they stop their mystery shopping program? I don't see any shops for September.

@Eric in Tampa..I can't tell if your joking but in case your not..tesla is actually 298 right now not 422...



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Logix Bank...#1 credit union

Disney.

Carnival, as soon as I can afford the 100 shares to get the onboard credit. If I had the $, I'd invest in IHG -- currently almost $4200/share, but shareholders get room discounts.

When I posted on Sept 18 it was at 46ish dollars. It has already rebounded to 52 dollars. Papa Johns, get rid of a racist, bring back the profits (TM). LOL

@shoptastic

Papa John's pizza sucks. I would never invest just based on that. As far as chains go, Domino's is way better.

UBER for what it has planned for the future...amazing.