Equities Analysts Set Expectations for RRGB Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its earnings estimate for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, projecting Q3 2025 earnings per share of ($0.78), an improvement from the previous estimate of ($0.82).
• The company's FY 2025 guidance is set at an expected total earnings of ($2.94) per share, indicating significant losses.
• As of now, Red Robin's stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $11.00, amidst varying ratings from multiple analysts.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRGB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in a report released on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of ($0.78) for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.82). Zacks Research has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers' current full-year earnings is ($2.94) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers' Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.60) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.69) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.40) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.52) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The restaurant operator reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.51. The business had revenue of $283.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $279.17 million. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

RRGB has been the subject of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $12.00 price objective on shares of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $11.00.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Stock Down 6.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:RRGB opened at $6.32 on Monday. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has a 52-week low of $2.50 and a 52-week high of $7.89. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.19. The company has a market capitalization of $113.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.86 and a beta of 2.57.

Institutional Trading of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RRGB. Bandera Partners LLC lifted its stake in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers by 58.8% during the second quarter. Bandera Partners LLC now owns 1,350,000 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $7,816,000 after purchasing an additional 500,000 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers by 7.4% during the first quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,148,813 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $4,090,000 after purchasing an additional 79,181 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers by 1.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 182,565 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $1,057,000 after purchasing an additional 2,697 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers by 5,671.8% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 133,041 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $770,000 after purchasing an additional 130,736 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers during the second quarter worth $674,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.04% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

In related news, Director Christopher Ross Martin purchased 34,649 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $6.29 per share, with a total value of $217,942.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,667,906 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,491,128.74. This represents a 2.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.64% of the company's stock.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Company Profile

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises casual-dining restaurants, in North America and one Canadian province. Its restaurants primarily offer burgers and pizza, appetizers, salads, soups, other entrees, desserts, wings, milkshakes, alcoholic and non-alcoholic specialty drinks, cocktails, wine, and beers.

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