Panera Bread (PNRA) Added to BofA/Merrill Lynch's US 1 List
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BofA/Merrill Lynch added Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) to its US 1 List, while reiterating a Buy rating and price target of $185.
Analyst Joseph Buckley says shares are out-of-favor and have underperformed the Restaurant sector significantly over the past two years. However, in their view, the company has a strong long-term track record under CEO Ron Shaich, a relevant and flexible brand, high quality products and a plan, dubbed Panera 2.0, to significantly raise the sales capacity.
Buckley notes that sales performance should be a catalyst in 2015, although earnings are unlikely to show benefits from Panera 2.0 until 2016.
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Shares of Panera Bread closed at $158.73 yesterday.
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