2 Restaurant Chains, 2 Different Pains

In this Market Foolery podcast, host Mac Greer, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Motley Fool Pro and Options' Jeff Fischer open with discussions about the peculiar challenges facing Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG). The pizza-delivery chain beat expectations for the third quarter, and same-store sales grew -- but it wasn't enough to keep shares from dropping. The Mexican chain, meanwhile, needs to make some serious changes in tactics to address its queso quagmire. Then, the guys take what is, for them, an unusual detour into the subject of analyst upgrades and downgrades. Normally, paying attention to such things is anti-Foolish, but the recent pundit shifts on Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Square (NYSE: SQ) are worth considering.

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