KeyCorp Comments on Brinker International, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:EAT)

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Brinker International in a report released on Wednesday, August 14th. KeyCorp analyst E. Gonzalez expects that the restaurant operator will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $72.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Brinker International’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Brinker International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.31 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays upped their target price on Brinker International from $53.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $68.00 price target on shares of Brinker International in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America boosted their price target on Brinker International from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Brinker International from $48.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. Finally, Raymond James cut Brinker International from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $62.00 to $82.50 in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.58.

Brinker International Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of EAT stock traded down $0.35 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $66.71. 159,396 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,501,082. The firm has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 2.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $67.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.00. Brinker International has a fifty-two week low of $28.23 and a fifty-two week high of $76.02.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brinker International

In other news, COO Douglas N. Comings sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.31, for a total transaction of $683,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 38,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,606,982.84. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, COO Douglas N. Comings sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.31, for a total transaction of $683,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 38,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,606,982.84. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Daniel S. Fuller sold 3,611 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.04, for a total value of $249,303.44. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 34,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,400,106.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 16,564 shares of company stock worth $1,147,884 in the last three months. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brinker International

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in Brinker International during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. TFO Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Brinker International by 64,800.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Brinker International by 3,611.1% during 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 in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Brinker International by 96.2% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 416 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Brinker International during the 1st quarter worth about $47,000.

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.