Top Defensive Companies For 2015

Top Defensive Companies For 2015: Noodles & Co (NDLS)

Noodles & Company, incorporated on December 19, 2002, is a casual restaurant concept offering lunch and dinner. The Company offers noodle and pasta dishes, staples of many cuisines, with the goal of delivering fresh ingredients and flavors globally under one roof from Pad Thai to Mac & Cheese. The Companys globally inspired menu includes a variety of cooked-to-order dishes, including noodles and pasta, soups, salads and sandwiches, which are served on china by its friendly team members.

As of May 28, 2013, including the 16 Company owned restaurants and one franchise restaurant opened in 2013. The Company opened 39 new company owned restaurants and six franchise restaurants. In 2012, the Company began using Your World Kitchen to describe the breadth of its offering and its customers' dining experience.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Alyce Lomax]

  Meanwhile, high-flying IPO Noodles & Co. (NASDAQ: NDLS  ) has been frequently compared to Chipotle since its very recent debut. The noodle slinger's incredible growth is the Chipotle parallel that most investors are banking on right now. Another interesting element, to my way of thinking, is that it offers vegetarian and vegan menu items as well.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  What happens when noodles gets overcooked? They turn into a gooey, mushy mess. What happens when Noodles & Co (NDLS), which trades at a 78.5 times forward earnings, releases disappointing results? It too turns into a gooey, mushy mess.

• [By Jeremy Bowman]

  Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS  ) looks like the newest Wall Street darling. Shares of the fast casual concept jumped from the $18 IPO price two weeks ago all the way up to $51, before settling in the $40 range it trades in today. Among the more flattering comparisons the pasta chain has received is that it's the "next Chipotle (NYSE: CMG  ) ," the burrito ! chain whose shares are up about 800% since its 2006 IPO.

• [By Daniel Sparks]

  Fool contributor Daniel Sparks doesn't think highly of Noodles & Company's (NASDAQ: NDLS  ) stock after its hyped IPO. In the video below he explains why Noodles is probably not the next Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG  ) , a fast-casual concept that has seenmind-bogglingsuccess since the company went public.

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