Better Buy: Starbucks vs. Domino's Pizza
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) both became growth stocks over the past decade under visionary CEOs. Starbucks' founder Howard Schultz, who returned as the coffee chain's CEO in 2008, focused on improving its coffee, building a digital ecosystem with online orders and mobile payments, and expanding across China.
Domino's CEO J. Patrick Doyle, who took the helm in 2010, revived the struggling pizza chain by changing its core ingredients and expanding its mobile app and deliveries. Over the past ten years, Starbucks' stock has surged nearly 550% as Domino's stock has skyrocketed 2,630%.
Schultz retired again in 2017 and Doyle retired in 2018, and many investors initially worried about their departures. But Starbucks' stock has risen over 50% since Kevin Johnson succeeded Schultz, while Domino's stock has risen more than 40% after Richard "Ritch" Ellison filled Doyle's shoes.
Source Fool.com
