Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN - Get Free Report) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.220-0.270 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.370. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Bloomin' Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.200-1.400 EPS.

Bloomin' Brands Price Performance

NASDAQ BLMN opened at $7.97 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.46. Bloomin' Brands has a 12 month low of $6.09 and a 12 month high of $24.64. The stock has a market cap of $676.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -72.46 and a beta of 1.30. The company's 50 day moving average is $7.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.21.

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The restaurant operator reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.02. Bloomin' Brands had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a positive return on equity of 62.18%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Bloomin' Brands will post 1.8 earnings per share for the current year.

Bloomin' Brands Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.53%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. Bloomin' Brands's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -40.27%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on BLMN. Barclays lowered their price target on Bloomin' Brands from $11.00 to $9.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Bloomin' Brands from $16.00 to $12.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Bloomin' Brands from $13.00 to $8.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Bank of America cut shares of Bloomin' Brands from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Bloomin' Brands from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $13.85.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Patrick M. Hafner sold 9,555 shares of Bloomin' Brands stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.32, for a total value of $79,497.60. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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