Top Restaurant stocks with the most significant buying july 2011

Top Restaurant stocks with the most significant buying july 2011, Best Restaurant stocks to buy july 2011, Best Restaurant stocks 2011 : here's a list of restaurant stocks that have seen institutional buying over the recent quarter. We found that of the 28 restaurant industry stocks with market caps over $300 million, 18 have seen net institutional purchases over the current quarter. We list the top ten with the most significant buying below.

1. The Wendy's Company (WEN)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $2.22B. Current price at $5.3. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 95.3M, equivalent to 31.74% of the company's 300.22M share float. The stock has gained 23.02% over the last year.

2. Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (BBRG)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $421.02M. Current price at $22.16. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 3.2M, equivalent to 18.36% of the company's 17.43M share float. The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 5.41% (equivalent to 5.63 days of average volume). After a solid performance over the last year, BBRG has pulled back during recent sessions. The stock is -6.2% below its SMA20 and -3.17% below its SMA50, but remains 14.61% above its SMA200. The stock has performed poorly over the last month, losing 12.42%.

3. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RT)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $590.46M. Current price at $9.09. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 4.5M, equivalent to 8.69% of the company's 51.79M share float. The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 8.41% (equivalent to 5.6 days of average volume). The stock is currently stuck in a downtrend, trading -13.74% below its SMA20, -12.36% below its SMA50, and -25.14% below its SMA200. It's been a rough couple of days for the stock, losing 17.92% over the last week.

4. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $1.29B. Current price at $46.88. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 1.8M, equivalent to 7.5% of the company's 24.00M share float. The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 16.18% (equivalent to 14.18 days of average volume). After a solid performance over the last year, BJRI has pulled back during recent sessions. The stock is -10.84% below its SMA20 and -6.4% below its SMA50, but remains 15.37% above its SMA200. The stock has gained 82.55% over the last year.

5. DineEquity, Inc. (DIN)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $951.37M. Current price at $52.59. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 984.7K, equivalent to 6.36% of the company's 15.49M share float. This is a risky stock that is significantly more volatile than the overall market (beta = 2.37). The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 11.24% (equivalent to 11.09 days of average volume). It's been a rough couple of days for the stock, losing 8.32% over the last week.

6. CEC Entertainment Inc. (CEC)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $767.80M. Current price at $38.71. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 844.0K, equivalent to 4.48% of the company's 18.85M share float. It's been a rough couple of days for the stock, losing 7.35% over the last week.

7. Domino's Pizza, Inc. (DPZ)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $1.64B. Current price at $26.8. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 1.4M, equivalent to 3.33% of the company's 41.98M share float. The stock has gained 105.1% over the last year.

8. Denny's Corporation (DENN)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $368.97M. Current price at $3.75. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 3.2M, equivalent to 3.27% of the company's 97.81M share float. It's been a rough couple of days for the stock, losing 13.05% over the last week.

9. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (BWLD)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $1.18B. Current price at $63.7. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 363.8K, equivalent to 2.02% of the company's 18.00M share float. The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 11.44% (equivalent to 5.94 days of average volume). It's been a rough couple of days for the stock, losing 5.95% over the last week.

10. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)
Restaurants Industry. Market cap of $1.68B. Current price at $28.98. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 1.0M, equivalent to 1.87% of the company's 53.54M share float. The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 16.7% (equivalent to 7.86 days of average volume). It's been a rough couple of days for the stock, losing 6.54% over the last week.