Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC)

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Jim Cramer at The Street.com

In his "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer expressed his preference for McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) instead of Burger King (NYSE: BKC).  

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Morningstar

First Impression of Burger King's 2Q Print Note Reprints Comment Recommend ( ) by RJ Hottovy, CFA | 02 04 10 | 10:34AM | E mail Note 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Zacks Investment Research

Despite the macroeconomic headwinds faced by Burger King Holdings Inc ( BKC , Analyst Report ), the second largest hamburger chain after McDonald's Corporation ( MCD , Analyst Report ), its second quarter 2010 profit climbed 13% year over year to $50.2 million on the heels of "Value Menu" offerings and favorable currency movements. Consequently, the shares of Burger King rose about 65% on an overall down day in the market as of mid day Thursday Zacks Consensus versus Quarterly Earnings Burger King's quarterly earnings of 37 cents a share comfortably surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents, and rose 12% from 33 cents delivered in the prior year quarter 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Joseph Lazzaro at Daily Finance

Burger King ( ) is in a fast food battle. It's hoping its target market of adults ages 18 to 34 can lead it back to the revenue castle: double digit revenue growth To attract this market, the company will have to demonstrate meal uniqueness, value, service, and ambiance to up its share of a shrinking fast food market 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Steve West at Stifel Nicolaus

``We're going to find out really quickly who is right,'' said Steve West, restaurant industry analyst with Stifel Nicolaus who last fall lowered his rating on Burger King's stock to a ``hold'' ``I think the promotion is losing its effectiveness The consumer is getting tired of this'' Burger King declined Tuesday to discuss the double cheeseburger's performance, citing a quiet period prior to Thursday's release of second quarter earnings The chain also declined to validate any of the performance information presented to The Miami Herald by franchisees, who had received the data from the company in preparation for a Marketing Excellence Advisory Committee meeting ``Any internal documents are proprietary and confidential information meant for internal use only and can contain data that is non public material information,'' company spokeswoman Susan Robison said in an e mail 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Investment U

, 2010 Burger King Holdings (NYSE: BKC ) just can't hold up to the competition McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ) easily wins out on size alone, with its 31,000 restaurants raking in $23 billion in sales around the world, nearly ten times the amount that Burger King's 12,000 locations bring in With revamped restaurants and healthier menus, McDonald's has watched its sales climb and its market share rise to 47% over the last few years 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Oppenheimer & Company

Oppenheimer & Co also downgraded Burger King on Friday, cutting it to market perform from outperform, in part from expectations from a smaller ad budget driven by weaker same store sales 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Janney Montgomery Scott

Janney analyst says, "We downgrade the shares of BKC today to Neutral based upon a litigation related delay pertaining to previously expected national ad spending, and also due to what we believe are meaningfully deteriorating sales trendse take down our fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 EPS estimates by five cents each, to $137 and $155, respectively (Please keep in mind that Burger King's fiscal year ends in June) These forecasts now lie below First Call consensus by three cents each 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Jack Russo at Edward Jones

Lower food costs and the weaker US dollar also helped boost profits for the quarter, Edward Jones analyst Jack Russo told Reuters Competition in the fast food segment has increased dramatically in recent months, and rival Burger King introduced a $1 double cheeseburger in the United States during the fourth quarter 

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - Morningstar

Morningstar analyst RJ Hottovy says adding beer at selected locations around the world is part of Miami based Burger King's effort to reinvent itself as a fast food restaurant with a sit down feel