Yousif Capital Management LLC Increases Position in Brinker International, Inc. $EAT

Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,097 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Brinker International were worth $2,181,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Brinker International during the first quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Brinker International during the first quarter valued at approximately $492,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. bought a new stake in shares of Brinker International during the first quarter valued at approximately $565,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its stake in shares of Brinker International by 72.9% during the first quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 55,885 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $8,330,000 after acquiring an additional 23,554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Brinker International by 153.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 783 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 474 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Kevin Hochman sold 44,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.82, for a total transaction of $6,944,080.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 212,867 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,594,669.94. The trade was a 17.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Douglas N. Comings sold 16,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.48, for a total transaction of $2,503,680.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 12,951 shares in the company, valued at $2,026,572.48. This trade represents a 55.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 68,325 shares of company stock valued at $10,754,785 over the last ninety days. 1.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Brinker International Stock Performance

Shares of EAT stock opened at $127.54 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.90. The company has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. Brinker International, Inc. has a 12-month low of $89.77 and a 12-month high of $192.21.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The restaurant operator reported $2.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. Brinker International had a return on equity of 211.86% and a net margin of 7.12%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share. Brinker International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.900-10.50 EPS. Analysts expect that Brinker International, Inc. will post 8.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EAT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Brinker International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Brinker International in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Brinker International from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $190.00 to $210.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Brinker International from $168.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Brinker International from $155.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $169.06.

Brinker International Profile

Brinker International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, development, operation, and franchising of casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It operates and franchises Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant brands.