Chuy's (CHUY) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why
What Happened:
Shares of casual restaurant chain Chuy’s (NASDAQ:CHUY) jumped 47.8% in the morning session after the company announced it has agreed to be acquired by restaurant company, Darden. The deal valued Chuy's at $37.50 per share in an all-cash transaction, which implies an enterprise value of approximately $605 million. At $37.50 per share, the deal price represents a 40% premium to Chuy's 60-day volume weighted average price.
Providing some insights on the rationale behind the deal, Darden President and CEO Rick Cardenas stated, "Chuy's is a differentiated brand within the full-service dining industry with strong performance and growth potential...Based on our criteria for adding a brand to the Darden portfolio, we believe Chuy's is an excellent fit that supports our winning strategy..."
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What is the market telling us:
Chuy's's shares are not very volatile than the market average and over the last year have had only 2 moves greater than 5%. Moves this big are very rare for Chuy's and that is indicating to us that this news had a significant impact on the market's perception of the business.
Chuy's is up 0.5% since the beginning of the year, but at $37.43 per share it is still trading 10.8% below its 52-week high of $41.95 from July 2023. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Chuy's's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,617.
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