NYSE:EATBrinker International Stock Price, Forecast & News

Brinker International's stock was trading at $21.51 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EAT stock has increased by 2.0% and is now trading at $21.94. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Brinker International in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Brinker International.

Brinker International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 11th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Brinker International.

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.63. The restaurant operator earned $860 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $845.99 million. Brinker International had a net margin of 3.62% and a negative return on equity of 24.65%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.26 earnings per share. View Brinker International's earnings history.

Brinker International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share on Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. View Brinker International's dividend history.

25 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Brinker International's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $58.00. On average, they expect Brinker International's share price to reach $36.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 67.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Brinker International.

News stories about EAT stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Brinker International earned a coverage optimism score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Brinker International.

Brinker International saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,220,000 shares, a drop of 17.8% from the June 15th total of 7,570,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,780,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 17.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Brinker International's Current Options Chain.

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), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Jack in the Box (JACK), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) and Dine Brands Global (DIN). View all competitors.

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

Brinker International's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Truehand Inc (0.13%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.03%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%). Company insiders that own Brinker International stock include Charles A Lousignont, Joseph G Taylor, Kelli Valade, Kelly C Baltes, Michaela M Ware, Steve Provost, Wade Allen and Wyman Roberts. View institutional ownership trends for Brinker International.

EAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Truehand Inc. Company insiders that have sold Brinker International company stock in the last year include Michaela M Ware, Steve Provost, and Wade Allen. View insider buying and selling activity for Brinker International.

EAT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Brinker International stock in the last two years include Charles A Lousignont, Joseph G Taylor, Kelly C Baltes, and Wyman Roberts. View insider buying and selling activity for Brinker International.

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 $21.94.

Brinker International has a market capitalization of $986.42 million and generates $3.22 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $154.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.93 on an earnings per share basis. Brinker International employs 56,147 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]