Restaurant Stocks Offer Capital Gains and Income Opportunities

Restaurant stocks provide the opportunity for capital gains and, in some instances, a modest dividend yield.

Many restaurant stocks are high flyers, particularly in their first few years of rapid expansion. But be careful with these stocks, because often they head to the downside in a hurry with the first hint of slowing growth in earnings and revenues.

Restaurant Portfolio
Company	Stock Symbol	Dividend Yield
Brinker International	EAT	1.80%
Buffalo Wild Wings	BWLD	-
Burger King	BKC	0.90%
Cheesecake Factory	CAKE	-
Chipotle Mexican Grill	CMG	-
Darden Restaurants	DRI	1.80%
IHOP	IHP	1.80%
Jack in the Box	JBX	-
McDonald's	MCD	2.50%
Panera Bread	PNRA	-
Papa John's International	PZZA	-
PF Chang's China Bistro	PFCB	-
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	RRGB
Ruby Tuesday	RT	3.30%
Sonic	SONC	-
Wendy's International	WEN	1.50%
Yum! Brands	YUM	1.50%
NOTE: Dividend data are from finance.yahoo.com as of November 5, 2007.

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Updated November 6, 2007.