Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.550-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.680. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Bloomin’ Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.200-1.400 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Bloomin’ Brands from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays set a $11.00 price objective on shares of Bloomin’ Brands and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Bloomin’ Brands from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Bloomin’ Brands from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Bloomin’ Brands from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.00.

Bloomin’ Brands Stock Down 3.7 %

BLMN stock traded down $0.38 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.65. 316,685 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,955,350. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.46, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market cap of $818.31 million, a P/E ratio of -87.45 and a beta of 1.97. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.28. Bloomin’ Brands has a 1-year low of $9.50 and a 1-year high of $30.13.

Bloomin’ Brands Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.22%. Bloomin’ Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -40.27%.

Bloomin’ Brands Company Profile

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc engages in the acquisition, operation, design, and development of restaurant concepts. It operates through the U.S. and International geographical segments. The U.S. segment operates in the USA and Puerto Rico. The International segment operates in Brazil, South Korea, Hong Kong, and China.