{"id":47698,"date":"2013-10-05T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/potbelly-shares-soar-about-120-on-first-trading-day\/47693\/"},"modified":"2013-10-05T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T09:56:00","slug":"potbelly-shares-soar-about-120-on-first-trading-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/potbelly-shares-soar-about-120-on-first-trading-day\/47698\/","title":{"rendered":"Potbelly Shares Soar about 120% on First Trading Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shares of Potbelly Corp. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=PBPB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: PBPB<\/a>) catapulted more than 100% on their first trading day on Friday.\u00a0 Not surprising, given that the sandwich chain\u2019s low-priced menus have been drawing high customer traffic amid weak macroeconomic environment.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-47698\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Several other food companies have also made successful initial public offerings (IPOs) in the recent past. Natural and organic grocery chain, Sprout Farmers, which made its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/ipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPO<\/a> in August, saw shares skyrocket 123% on the first trading day. Likewise, restaurant chain, Noodles &amp; Co. stock more than doubled after it went public in June.<\/p>\n<p>Potbelly, which made its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/ipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPO<\/a> at $14 per share, raised $105 million, which was more than company anticipated. The stock soared almost 120% to close at $30.77 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurant chains such as Potbelly and Noodles &amp; Co. are mainly benefitting from two factors: low price and high -quality nutritional menus even as fast food chains and casual dining chains such as Olive Garden struggle to retain customers as they get more health conscious and thrifty.<\/p>\n<p>According to Technomic, a consulting firm, sales at these low-priced high nutritional chains have climbed 13.2% in 2012, which is more than double compared to sales of other fast-food chains. Sales at casual dining chains rose just 2% in the same period.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Potbelly\u2019s sales climbed more than 15% to $274.9 million while income trebled to $24 million. Same-store-sales, a key gauge on restaurant chain\u2019s performance, have been consistently strong, showing positive growth in 12 of the preceding 13 quarters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/potbelly-shares-soar-about-120-on-first-trading-day\/47698\" data-title=\"Potbelly Shares Soar about 120% on First Trading Day\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131007094518js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/blackberry-in-talks-with-several-tech-firms-sources-to-reuters\/47699\"><br \/>\nBlackberry In Talks with Several Tech Firms: Sources To Reuters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/potbelly-shares-soar-about-120-on-first-trading-day\/47698\"><br \/>\nPotbelly Shares Soar about 120% on First Trading Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-sharply-higher-19\/47692\"><br \/>\nStocks End Sharply Higher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-slip-posts-about-2-weekly-loss-silver-price-also-edge-lower\/47687\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Slip, Posts about 2% Weekly Loss; Silver Price Also Edge Lower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-bounce-back-after-a-shaky-start\/47685\"><br \/>\nStocks Bounce Back after a Shaky Start<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-euro-edges-down-against-dollar-dollar-index-up\/47683\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Euro Edges Down against Dollar, Dollar Index Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-flat-in-early-trade\/47681\"><br \/>\nStocks Flat in Early Trade<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131007094518im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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