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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG):

Consumer Discretionary - Restaurants | Reports July 25th, AMC.

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $2.19, two cents higher than the Wall Street consensus and an increase of 149% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking for sales of $1.19B, which is inline with the Street. Check out the Estimize website to see our prediction for Comparable Restaurant Sales!

The fast-casual Mexican restaurant, which is in our opinion the best place to get a burrito bowl, is reporting this Tuesday, and some investors are worried that the recent norovirus scare will impact earnings. However, on the contrary, Chipotle does have a strong following and claims to have no added flavors, colors, or preservatives in any of their ingredients. Also, Chipotle is offering “Smarter Pickup Times” in numerous locations around the U.S., and the company saw a reduction of wait times by as much as 50%.  

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD):

Consumer Discretionary - Restaurants | Reports July 25th, BMO.

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $1.66, three cents higher than the Wall Street consensus and an increase of 12% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking at revenue of $6.01B, which is slightly more optimistic than the Street ($5.98B). Check out the Estimize website to see our prediction for Same Store Sales.

Even in an environment where more and more millennials are eating tofu and drinking wheatgrass shots, McDonald’s and their Big Mac are proving strong. The stock has already risen 20% this year, and is one of the best performers in the Dow.  This could be from the offering of all-day breakfast, the shift to cage-free eggs, or the international growth. Also, McDonald’s is looking to sell a large portion of their company-operated stores to increase their profits.

Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT):

Industrials - Machinery | Reports July 25th, BMO.

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $1.27, one cent higher than the Wall Street consensus and an increase of 16% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking for sales of $10.92B which is roughly in line with the street.

Caterpillar offers state of the art construction machinery and all other necessary equipment for mining, excavating, and much more. Over the past four quarters CAT has been beating EPS estimates easily and has been showing strong YoY growth. Many investors and analysts believe this will continue with construction activity and mining capital spending proving strong. These two factors that look to carry the Caterpillar stock to new highs is not only from domestic markets but international as well. With all of this information, CAT has a price target of $125 from BMO Capital Markets.

General Motors Company (GM):

Consumer Discretionary - Automobiles | Reports July 25th, BMO.

The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $1.75, three cents higher than the Wall Street consensus and a decrease of 8% YoY. Currently, the Estimize community is looking for sales of $40.42B which is a tick higher than the Street.

The second quarter was a busy one for GM and consisted of both positives and negatives. Beginning with the negatives, GM said it will shutdown two of their sedan building factories due to increasing inventories of the less popular models. However, the less attractive sedans could be carried by the increased demand for their SUV model, the Equinox. GM is also trying to stay ahead of the technology curve by producing 130 self-driving Chevrolet Bolts and became the first company to produce automobiles of this type in a mass-production manner.