Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bloomin' Brands in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BLMN shares.
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10 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Bloomin' Brands' stock. Their BLMN share price forecasts range from $26.00 to $35.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $29.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.8% from the stock's current price.
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Bloomin' Brands' stock was trading at $20.12 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, BLMN shares have increased by 26.6% and is now trading at $25.47.
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Bloomin' Brands saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,660,000 shares, an increase of 6.4% from the April 30th total of 10,020,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,750,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.1 days. Approximately 12.8% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 4th 2023.
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Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN) issued its earnings results on Friday, April, 28th. The restaurant operator reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.09. The restaurant operator earned $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Bloomin' Brands had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 92.23% and a net margin of 2.60%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.80 EPS.

Bloomin' Brands declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 10th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Wednesday, May 24th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 9th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ), Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD), Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (PEZ), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS),

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.97%. BLMN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 82.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, BLMN will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.07% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Bloomin' Brands issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Friday, April, 28th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.91-3.00 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $2.94.

55 employees have rated Bloomin' Brands Chief Executive Officer David Deno on Glassdoor.com. David Deno has an approval rating of 48% among the company's employees. This puts David Deno in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 71.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Bloomin' Brands to a friend.

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Bloomin' Brands trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BLMN."

Bloomin' Brands' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.71%), LSV Asset Management (4.33%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (3.93%), State Street Corp (3.62%), Jennison Associates LLC (3.42%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (3.03%). Insiders that own company stock include David J Deno, Elizabeth A Smith, Gregg Scarlett and Kelly Lefferts.
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One share of BLMN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.47.

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion and generates $4.42 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $101.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.16 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 87,000 workers across the globe.

Bloomin' Brands' mailing address is 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BOULEVARD SUITE 500, TAMPA FL, 33607. The official website for the company is www.bloominbrands.com. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at (813) 282-1225, via email at investor@bloominbrands.com, or via fax at 813-286-2247.