Brinker International, Inc (NYSE: EAT) has seen a decline in its stock price by -7.13 in relation to its previous close of 150.17. However, the company has experienced a -10.31% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-06 that AZEK, EAT and PBI made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on March 6, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Brinker International, Inc (NYSE: EAT) Right Now?
Brinker International, Inc (NYSE: EAT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.22x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for EAT is 2.24. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 14 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EAT is 43.68M and currently, short sellers hold a 9.52% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EAT on March 07, 2025 was 1.31M shares.
EAT’s Market Performance
EAT stock saw a decrease of -10.31% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -25.82% and a quarterly a decrease of 7.11%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.57%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.23% for Brinker International, Inc (EAT). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.42% for EAT’s stock, with a 36.90% simple moving average for the past 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 -9.42% 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 -27.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.57%, as shares sank -25.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.20% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EAT fell by -10.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +122.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $159.25. In addition, Brinker International, Inc saw 5.43% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EAT starting from Comings Douglas N., who sale 12,931 shares at the price of $159.57 back on Feb 13 ’25. After this action, Comings Douglas N. now owns 25,233 shares of Brinker International, Inc, valued at $2,063,400 using the latest closing price.
Comings Douglas N., the Officer of Brinker International, Inc, proposed sale 12,931 shares at $159.57 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that Comings Douglas N. is holding shares at $2,063,426 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Brinker International, Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 2390.91, with 10.37 for asset returns.
Based on Brinker International, Inc (EAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.93 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 14.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 400.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 57.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.88. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.33.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Brinker International, Inc (EAT) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
