Value Investor

Please pick a time stamped topic below: (0:30) - Stock Sell Off: Buying Opportunity or Value Trap? (2:35) - Beat Down Restaurant Stocks (4:10) - Stock Screener To Avoid Value Traps (5:15) - Tracey's Top Stock Picks (10:15) - Value & Growth Restaurant Stocks (12:45) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@Zacks.com  Welcome to Episode #55 of the Value Investor Podcast Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio service, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. In 2013 and 2014 more than a dozen restaurant companies went IPO to great fanfare. The stocks were bid up as investors bought into the growth plans of many of the regional chains. But in 2017, these companies were hit with a new reality of rising costs, especially in labor and food, along with a competitive landscape. The restaurant bubble has popped. Many of the restaurant stocks are down double digits for the year. Do New Lows = Value? Consider Noodles & Company (NDLS). Shares are down 44% year-to-date and ar