Why Panera Will Rise in 2013

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, bakery-cafe operator Panera Breadhas earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Panera and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Panera facts

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 90% of the 1,530 members who have rated Panera believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, tiomiguel, brought a few of Panera's tasty numbers to our community's attention: "P/E below 3-year average; > 20% ROE last year; no debt; double-digit sales/EPS growth last 5 years; net and operating margins > industry averages."

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The article Why Panera Will Rise in 2013 originally appeared on Fool.com.

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