Brinker International Stock Forecast, Price & News

Brinker International's stock was trading at $21.51 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EAT stock has increased by 138.4% and is now trading at $51.28.
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21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Brinker International in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Brinker International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021.
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Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The restaurant operator reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.46. The restaurant operator earned $740.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $732.58 million. Brinker International had a net margin of 0.67% and a negative return on equity of 12.26%.
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Brinker International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th.
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Brinker International issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.40-0.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.47.

21 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Brinker International's stock. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Brinker International's share price to reach $45.58 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.1%.
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Brinker International saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,690,000 shares, a drop of 16.5% from the October 15th total of 5,620,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,920,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 12.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to Brinker International include McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin' Brands Group (DNKN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), The Wendy's (WEN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's International (PZZA), Jack in the Box (JACK), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) and Dine Brands Global (DIN).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Brinker International investors own include Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), AT&T (T), Ford Motor (F), AbbVie (ABBV), The Boeing (BA), Intel (INTC), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Energy Transfer (ET), Pfizer (PFE) and General Motors (GM).

Brinker International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EAT."

Brinker International's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (18.06%), State Street Corp (3.36%), Samlyn Capital LLC (3.18%), LSV Asset Management (3.09%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.20%) and Candlestick Capital Management LP (1.79%). Company insiders that own Brinker International stock include Charles A Lousignont, Frances L Allen, Joseph G Taylor, Kelly C Baltes, Michaela M Ware, Pankaj K Patra, Rick Badgley, Steve Provost, Wade Allen and Wyman Roberts.
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EAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Samlyn Capital LLC, LSV Asset Management, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ , Diametric Capital LP, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC, State Street Corp, and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Brinker International company stock in the last year include Charles A Lousignont, Kelly C Baltes, Michaela M Ware, Pankaj K Patra, Rick Badgley, Steve Provost, Wade Allen, and Wyman Roberts.
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EAT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Candlestick Capital Management LP, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Carlson Capital L P, and New York State Common Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have bought Brinker International stock in the last two years include Charles A Lousignont, Frances L Allen, Joseph G Taylor, Kelly C Baltes, and Wyman Roberts.
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Shares of EAT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of EAT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.28.

Brinker International has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion and generates $3.08 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $24.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.71 on an earnings per share basis. Brinker International employs 62,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Brinker International is www.brinker.com.

Brinker International's mailing address is 3000 OLYMPUS BLVD, DALLAS TX, 75019. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 972-980-9917 or via email at [email protected]