Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.200-5.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.830. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.7 billion-$4.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.6 billion.

Brinker International Stock Up 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE EAT traded up $2.23 on Friday, hitting $104.94. The company had a trading volume of 1,846,232 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,457,531. Brinker International has a 12-month low of $33.03 and a 12-month high of $107.15. The business has a 50 day moving average of $81.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.60, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.51.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.26. Brinker International had a negative return on equity of 839.19% and a net margin of 4.11%. The company had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Brinker International will post 4.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EAT shares. KeyCorp upped their target price on Brinker International from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets cut Brinker International from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Brinker International from $42.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Brinker International from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on Brinker International from $83.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Brinker International has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $84.19.

Insider Transactions at Brinker International

In other news, CFO Michaela M. Ware sold 3,753 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.02, for a total transaction of $386,634.06. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 23,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,376,774.42. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.72% of the company’s stock.

About Brinker International

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.