Q2 EPS Estimate for Brinker International Boosted by Analyst

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Brinker International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Ram now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $1.36 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.10. The consensus estimate for Brinker International’s current full-year earnings is $5.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brinker International’s FY2025 earnings at $5.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.30 EPS.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. Brinker International had a negative return on equity of 839.19% and a net margin of 4.11%. Brinker International’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.28 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America raised their price objective on Brinker International from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Brinker International from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Brinker International from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $67.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Brinker International from $69.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Brinker International from $70.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.45.

Brinker International Stock Up 0.8 %

EAT stock opened at $117.45 on Monday. Brinker International has a fifty-two week low of $34.77 and a fifty-two week high of $123.66. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.99 and a 200-day moving average of $74.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.54, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 0.32. The company has a market capitalization of $5.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.65, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.46.

Institutional Trading of Brinker International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Brinker International by 2.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,535,500 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $275,004,000 after buying an additional 135,580 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of Brinker International by 231.8% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,583,239 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $78,602,000 after purchasing an additional 1,106,046 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Brinker International by 13,850.1% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,057,416 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $76,546,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049,836 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Brinker International by 0.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 998,278 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $76,413,000 after purchasing an additional 8,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Brinker International by 31.7% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 942,510 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $68,228,000 after purchasing an additional 227,047 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Michaela M. Ware sold 3,753 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 23,071 shares in the company, valued at $2,376,774.42. This trade represents a 13.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company 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.