The stock of Brinker International, Inc (NYSE: EAT) has increased by 4.41 when compared to last closing price of 168.39.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.33% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-11 that Whether you’re a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.
Is It Worth Investing in Brinker International, Inc (NYSE: EAT) Right Now?
Brinker International, Inc (NYSE: EAT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.26x compared to its average ratio. EAT has 36-month beta value of 1.72. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EAT is 43.77M, and currently, short sellers hold a 13.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EAT on June 12, 2025 was 1.62M shares.
EAT’s Market Performance
EAT stock saw an increase of 1.33% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 20.75% and a quarterly increase of 20.74%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.99%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.70% for Brinker International, Inc (EAT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.18% for EAT’s stock, with a simple moving average of 35.70% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EAT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EAT stocks, with Northcoast repeating the rating for EAT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EAT in the upcoming period, according to Northcoast is $215 based on the research report published on January 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Argus gave a rating of “Buy” to EAT, setting the target price at $150 in the report published on December 24th of the previous year.
EAT Trading at 15.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.53% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EAT starting from DePinto Joseph Michael, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $170.36 back on Jun 05 ’25. After this action, DePinto Joseph Michael now owns 99,297 shares of Brinker International, Inc, valued at $1,703,600 using the latest closing price.
DePinto Joseph Michael, the Director of Brinker International, Inc, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $170.36 during a trade that took place back on Jun 05 ’25, which means that DePinto Joseph Michael is holding shares at $1,703,585 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Brinker International, Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 314.08, with 13.16 for asset returns.
Based on Brinker International, Inc (EAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.87 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 6.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 400.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.86. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.28.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Brinker International, Inc (EAT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
