Hedgeye Restaurant and Consumables Analyst
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BENNETT CHEER
Bennett Cheer is an emerging consumer sector associate at Hedgeye Risk Management, specializing in the Restaurants and Cannabis sectors. Since joining in early 2024, Cheer has been instrumental in transforming the restaurant vertical at Hedgeye, bringing enhanced analytical rigor to the Fast Casual segment and broader restaurant coverage.
Cheer holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from St. Lawrence University, where his analytical expertise is complemented by a strong foundation in mathematical theory. Outside the research sphere, Bennett spearheaded the varsity football team's defense at SLU and earned membership in multiple honors societies.
Cheer began his equity research career analyzing the industrials space at Champlain Investment Partners during his collegiate years. At Hedgeye, he has trained extensively under Howard Penney, one of Wall Street's most respected restaurant analysts with over 30 years of experience spanning restaurants, consumer staples, tobacco, and cannabis sectors. Penney's fundamental approach continues to shape the restaurant research methodology, now enhanced with quantitative analysis. Cheer combines data-driven modeling with deep sector knowledge to identify investment opportunities, long and short, across the evolving restaurant and consumer landscape.
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and cannabis sectors. Penney's fundamental approach continues to shape the restaurant research methodology, now enhanced with
and cannabis sectors. Penney's fundamental approach continues to shape the restaurant research methodology, now enhanced with
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FEATURING BENNETT CHEER
What's Inside
RETAIL PRO
Retail Pro combines historical context, insight on industry cycles and forces, unique stock ideas, non-consensus data analysis, and analyst commentary – enabling investors to professionally manage their consumer exposure across varying economic climates. Retail Pro helps you build informed, longer-term exposure within consumer equities enabling investors to professionally manage risk.
✓ HEDGEYE RETAIL POSITION MONITOR
Updates on our favorite Retail long and short ideas from veteran analyst Brian McGough.
✓ INSTITUTIONAL GRADE RESEARCH NOTES
In-depth, fundamental research notes discussing the key takeaways from the earnings releases.
✓ CRITICAL RETAIL WEEKLY CALLOUTS
Weekly analysis of the most notable changes and timely insights throughout the Retail ecosystem.
✓ BEST IDEA ROUNDUPS
A growing library of concise videos dissecting our Retail team’s best stock ideas.
Bennett Cheer is an emerging consumer sector associate at Hedgeye Risk Management, specializing in the Restaurants and Cannabis sectors. Since joining in early 2024, Cheer has been instrumental in transforming the restaurant vertical at Hedgeye, bringing enhanced analytical rigor to the Fast Casual segment and broader restaurant coverage.
Cheer holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from St. Lawrence University, where his analytical expertise is complemented by a strong foundation in mathematical theory. Outside the research sphere, Bennett spearheaded the varsity football team's defense at SLU and earned membership in multiple honors societies.
Cheer began his equity research career analyzing the industrials space at Champlain Investment Partners during his collegiate years. At Hedgeye, he has trained extensively under Howard Penney, one of Wall Street's most respected restaurant analysts with over 30 years of experience spanning restaurants, consumer staples, tobacco, and cannabis sectors. Penney's fundamental approach continues to shape the restaurant research methodology, now enhanced with quantitative analysis. Cheer combines data-driven modeling with deep sector knowledge to identify investment opportunities, long and short, across the evolving restaurant and consumer landscape.
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What's Inside
RETAIL PRO
Retail Pro combines historical context, insight on industry cycles and forces, unique stock ideas, non-consensus data analysis, and analyst commentary – enabling investors to professionally manage their consumer exposure across varying economic climates. Retail Pro helps you build informed, longer-term exposure within consumer equities enabling investors to professionally manage risk.
✓ HEDGEYE RETAIL POSITION MONITOR
Updates on our favorite Retail long and short ideas from veteran analyst Brian McGough.
✓ INSTITUTIONAL GRADE RESEARCH NOTES
In-depth, fundamental research notes discussing the key takeaways from the earnings releases. Plus a growing library of HedgeyeTV research calls.
✓ CRITICAL RETAIL WEEKLY CALLOUTS
Weekly analysis of the most notable changes and timely insights throughout the Retail ecosystem.
✓ BEST IDEA ROUNDUPS
A growing library of concise videos dissecting our Retail team’s best stock ideas, providing the key conclusions from our deep-dive Retail presentations
© 2025 Hedgeye Risk Management LLC. The information contained herein is the property of Hedgeye, which reserves all rights thereto. Redistribution of any part of this information is prohibited without the express written consent of Hedgeye. Hedgeye is not responsible for any errors in or omissions to this information, or for any consequences that may result from the use of this information.
What's Inside
RETAIL PRO
Retail Pro combines historical context, insight on industry cycles and forces, unique stock ideas, non-consensus data analysis, and analyst commentary – enabling investors to professionally manage their consumer exposure across varying economic climates. Retail Pro helps you build informed, longer-term exposure within consumer equities enabling investors to professionally manage risk.
✓ HEDGEYE RETAIL POSITION MONITOR
Updates on our favorite Retail long and short ideas from veteran analyst Brian McGough.
✓ INSTITUTIONAL GRADE RESEARCH NOTES
In-depth, fundamental research notes discussing the key takeaways from the earnings releases.
✓ CRITICAL RETAIL WEEKLY CALLOUTS
Weekly analysis of the most notable changes and timely insights throughout the Retail ecosystem.
✓ BEST IDEA ROUNDUPS
A growing library of concise videos dissecting our Retail team’s best stock ideas
CONSUMABLES PRO
Professionally risk-manage and invest across multiple sub-sectors within the Consumer space with leading research and investible insight from a team of consumer analysts at Hedgeye Risk Management. Some of the sectors covered include Restaurants, Supermarkets, Food Distribution, Protein, Food Delivery, Beverage, Alcohol, and Cannabis. A comprehensive research platform designed to provide investors with an unparalleled edge in navigating both the long and short side of consumer equities.
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Professionally risk-manage and invest across multiple sub-sectors within the Consumer space with leading research and investible insight from a team of consumer analysts at Hedgeye Risk Management. Some of the sectors covered include Restaurants, Supermarkets, Food Distribution, Protein, Food Delivery, Beverage, Alcohol, and Cannabis. A comprehensive research platform designed to provide investors with an unparalleled edge in navigating both the long and short side of consumer equities.
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ABOUT
BENNETT CHEER
Bennett Cheer is an emerging consumer sector associate at Hedgeye Risk Management, specializing in the Restaurants and Cannabis sectors. Since joining in early 2024, Cheer has been instrumental in transforming the restaurant vertical at Hedgeye, bringing enhanced analytical rigor to the Fast Casual segment and broader restaurant coverage.
Cheer holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from St. Lawrence University, where his analytical expertise is complemented by a strong foundation in mathematical theory. Outside the research sphere, Bennett spearheaded the varsity football team's defense at SLU and earned membership in multiple honors societies.
Cheer began his equity research career analyzing the industrials space at Champlain Investment Partners during his collegiate years. At Hedgeye, he has trained extensively under Howard Penney, one of Wall Street's most respected restaurant analysts with over 30 years of experience spanning restaurants, consumer staples, tobacco,
and cannabis sectors. Penney's fundamental approach continues to shape the restaurant research methodology, now enhanced with
and cannabis sectors. Penney's fundamental approach continues to shape the restaurant research methodology, now enhanced with
and cannabis sectors. Penney's fundamental approach continues to shape the restaurant research methodology, now enhanced with
quantitative analysis. Cheer combines data-driven modeling with deep sector knowledge to identify investment opportunities, long and short, across the evolving restaurant and consumer landscape.