Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) Increased by Wedbush

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) – Equities researchers at Wedbush increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Brinker International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 14th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.51. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $68.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brinker International’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Brinker International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.73 EPS.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 14th. The restaurant operator reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.65 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. Brinker International had a negative return on equity of 154.29% and a net margin of 3.55%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Argus upgraded shares of Brinker International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Brinker International from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Brinker International from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Brinker International from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, Raymond James lowered shares of Brinker International from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the company from $62.00 to $82.50 in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.85.

Brinker International Stock Down 2.1 %

EAT opened at $66.69 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 2.52. Brinker International has a fifty-two week low of $28.23 and a fifty-two week high of $76.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $67.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brinker International

In other Brinker International news, COO Douglas N. Comings sold 10,000 shares of Brinker International stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.31, for a total transaction of $683,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 38,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,606,982.84. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other news, COO Douglas N. Comings sold 2,953 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.97, for a total transaction of $215,480.41. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 38,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,784,827.08. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Douglas N. Comings sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.31, for a total transaction of $683,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 38,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,606,982.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 16,564 shares of company stock valued at $1,147,884 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in Brinker International in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. TFO Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Brinker International by 64,800.0% in the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 649 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 648 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Brinker International by 3,611.1% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 668 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 650 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Brinker International by 96.2% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 416 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Brinker International in the 1st quarter worth $47,000.

Brinker International Company Profile

Brinker International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, development, operation, and franchising of casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It operates and franchises Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant brands.