| Comment | 40.320 | Steve MacMillan | Have some good brands, including Olive Gardens. Shorter-term, there will be issues on the US consumer. Overall, a reasonable company and one worth looking at. | 2007-01-03 | |
| TOP PICK | 25.370 | John Kim | Owns Olive Garden's and Red Lobster/a more conservative holding. 16PE. | 2004-03-05 | |
| TOP PICK | 21.560 | Kyle McKay | Good brand name restaurants. Over the last several months had negative same-store sales as well as disappointing earnings but this has turned around. Technically has a nice support around $18/19. | 2003-08-28 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 20.780 | Paul O'Neil | (Was a top pick on Sept 20. Down 11.6%.) Still likes. It has been oversold. | 2002-12-06 | |
| TOP PICK | 23.390 | Paul O'Neil | 15% earning growth. Good management. | 2002-09-20 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 21.070 | Paul O'Neil | (Was a top pick on Apr 30. Up 88%) Still likes. | 2002-07-17 | |
| TOP PICK | 25.030 | Paul O'Neil | Good brand recognition. Tremendous free cash flow generation. Excellent balance sheet. | 2002-05-27 | |
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