In the latest trading session,, 0.49 million Brinker International, Inc (NYSE:EAT) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.63. With the company’s most recent per share price at $161.91 changing hands around $2.26 or 1.42% at last look, the market valuation stands at $7.19B. EAT’s current price is a discount, trading about -18.71% off its 52-week high of $192.21. The share price had its 52-week low at $48.01, which suggests the last value was 70.35% up since then. When we look at Brinker International, Inc’s average trading volume, we note the 10-day average is 1.34 million shares, with the 3-month average coming to 1.57 million.
Analysts gave the Brinker International, Inc (EAT) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 2.52. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 1 out of 16 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 7 recommended EAT as a Hold, 8 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight. Brinker International, Inc’s EPS for the current quarter is expected to be 2.57.
Brinker International, Inc (NYSE:EAT) trade information
Instantly EAT is in green as seen in intraday trades today. With action 8.19%, the performance over the past five days has been green. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 22.39%, with the 5-day performance at 8.19% in the green. However, in the 30-day time frame, Brinker International, Inc (NYSE:EAT) is 4.87% up. Looking at the short shares, we see there were 5.19 million shares sold at short interest cover period of 3.44 days.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 112.5, meaning bulls need a downside of -43.92% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, EAT’s forecast low is 95 with 155 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a 4.27% surge from its current level, while the stock would need to tank 41.33% for it to hit the projected low.
Brinker International, Inc (EAT) estimates and forecasts
Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 18.80% up from the last financial year.
Consensus estimates given by 15 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 1.39B. 15 analysts are of the opinion that Brinker International, Inc’s revenue for the current quarter will be 1.36B. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was 1.12B and 1.21B respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at 23.78%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at 12.72%.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of -3.02%. The 2025 estimates are for Brinker International, Inc earnings to increase by 107.55%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 38.38% per year.
EAT Dividends
Brinker International, Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report on 2025-Jan-28. During the past 5 years, the average dividend yield was 3.47 per year.
Brinker International, Inc (NYSE:EAT)’s Major holders
If we look at who the major shareholders are, we find that insiders hold 1.42% of Brinker International, Inc shares while 105.15% of the shares are in the hands of institutional holders. The share float percentage for the stock currently stands at 106.67%. There are 105.15% institutions holding the Brinker International, Inc stock share, with BLACKROCK INC. the top institutional holder. As of 2024-06-30, the company held 15.4475% of the shares, roughly 6.86 million EAT shares worth $496.5 million.
VANGUARD GROUP INC holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 11.9286% or 5.3 million shares worth $383.4 million as of 2024-06-30.
Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Mar 31, 2025 were iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund . With 2.75 shares estimated at $444.08 million under it, the former controlled 6.18% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund held about 2.98% of the shares, roughly 1.32 shares worth around $213.95 million.
