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

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.500-8.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.440. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.2 billion-$5.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.9 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EAT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Evercore ISI increased their target price 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. Northcoast Research raised shares of Brinker International from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday. Bank Of America (Bofa) boosted their target price on shares of Brinker International from $94.00 to $97.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. KeyCorp lowered shares of Brinker International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating and set a $115.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Brinker International from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $115.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $135.48.

Brinker International Stock Up 1.4 %

EAT stock opened at $182.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.61, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 2.52. Brinker International has a 1-year low of $40.50 and a 1-year high of $184.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $138.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.54, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.26.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The restaurant operator reported $2.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $1.43. Brinker International had a net margin of 5.45% and a return on equity of 16,722.22%. Research analysts predict that Brinker International will post 7.75 EPS for the current year.

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.