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Brinker Int'l (EAT) PT Lowered to $265 at UBS Ahead of Q1 Earnings

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:35:47 -0400

(Updated - October 19, 2026 9:35 AM EDT)

UBS analyst Dennis Geiger lowered the price target on Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) to $265.00 (from $285.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst commented, "For EAT’s F1Q earnings (10/28), we expect traffic-driven sales momentum continued, supported by ongoing execution of strategic initiatives. Investor expectations we’ve heard include F1Q Chili's system sss in the ~8.5-9.5% range (Consensus 7.8% Chili's company), with expectations for slower trends in the ~3-4% range for F2QTD. Earnings call focus is likely on any updates to FY27 guidance, sustainability of Chili’s traffic & sales momentum, insights into the latest sales trends & potential

Brinker Int'l (EAT) PT Lowered to $265 at UBS Ahead of Q1 Earnings

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:35:47 -0400

(Updated - October 19, 2026 9:35 AM EDT)

UBS analyst Dennis Geiger lowered the price target on Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) to $265.00 (from $285.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Brinker Int'l (EAT) PT Lowered to $250 at TD Cowen

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:33:15 -0400

TD Cowen analyst Andrew Charles lowered the price target on Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) to $250.00 (from $270.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:48:51 -0400

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

New Top Picks: Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), First Watch Restaurant (NASDAQ: FWRG), and Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK).

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:48:51 -0400

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

New Top Picks: Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), First Watch Restaurant (NASDAQ: FWRG), and Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK).

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:48:51 -0400

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

New Top Picks: Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), First Watch Restaurant (NASDAQ: FWRG), and Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK).

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:48:51 -0400

Raymond James List New Top Picks in US Restaurants

New Top Picks: Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), First Watch Restaurant (NASDAQ: FWRG), and Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK).

Raymond James Upgrades Brinker Int'l (EAT) to Strong Buy

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:46:38 -0400

(Updated - October 16, 2026 6:46 AM EDT)

Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro upgraded Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) from Outperform to Strong Buy, PT $260.00 (from $270.00).

The analyst comments "We are upgrading EAT to Strong Buy from Outperform as we 1) expect a strong beat/raise and are confident in our above-consensus estimates (F1Q EPS $2.57 on Chili’s comps +9%; raising FY27 EPS to $13.65 vs. consensus $13.26), 2) see tangible levers to sustain MSD%+ comp growth (menu, marketing, ops), and 3) view valuation as attractive noting EAT’s CY27 P/E of ~15x (52-week basis) is a few turns below DRI (~18x) and

Raymond James Upgrades Brinker Int'l (EAT) to Strong Buy

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:46:38 -0400

(Updated - October 16, 2026 6:46 AM EDT)

Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro upgraded Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) from Outperform to Strong Buy, PT $260.00 (from $270.00).

Raymond James Upgrades Brinker Int'l (EAT) to Strong Buy

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:46:38 -0400

(Updated - October 16, 2026 6:46 AM EDT)

Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro upgraded Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) from Outperform to Strong Buy, PT $260.00 (from $270.00).

Raymond James Upgrades Brinker Int'l (EAT) to Strong Buy

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:46:38 -0400

(Updated - October 16, 2026 6:46 AM EDT)

Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro upgraded Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) from Outperform to Strong Buy, PT $260.00 (from $270.00).

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. TO HOST FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2027 EARNINGS CALL

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:30:00 -0400

DALLAS, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) has scheduled its earnings conference call at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, to review first quarter fiscal 2027 earnings, which will be announced before the market opens on October 28, 2026. The company may also provide other business updates.

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. TO HOST FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2027 EARNINGS CALL

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:30:00 -0400

Jefferies Upgrades Brinker Int'l (EAT) to Buy

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:10:33 -0400

Jefferies analyst Alexander Slagle upgraded Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $255.00 (from $230.00).

The analyst comments: “We upgrade EAT to Buy w/ $255 PT as we see a clear transition from turnaround into a durable, compounding story. We think value-creation oppty is underappreciated as this higher-volume/margin platform creates a flywheel of reinvestment to drive years of consistent growth & share gain. We look to DRI's decade-long transformation as a framework, where EAT now approaches the scale where DRI began one of the industry's most productive periods of value creation.

We missed the turnaround, spending

Jefferies Upgrades Brinker Int'l (EAT) to Buy

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:10:33 -0400

Jefferies analyst Alexander Slagle upgraded Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $255.00 (from $230.00).

We missed the turnaround, spending

Chili's® Builds on its Big Crispy® Chicken Sandwich Momentum with the New Chicken Parm Big Crispy Available First Exclusively in Florence, Rome and Venice

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Launching nationwide Oct. 20, the new chicken sandwich features Chili's iconic Fried Mozz

The Highlights

Chili's is introducing the new Chicken Parm Big Crispy chicken sandwich, which starts with a base of Chili's

Chili's® Builds on its Big Crispy® Chicken Sandwich Momentum with the New Chicken Parm Big Crispy Available First Exclusively in Florence, Rome and Venice

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Launching nationwide Oct. 20, the new chicken sandwich features Chili's iconic Fried Mozz

The Highlights

Chili's is introducing the new Chicken Parm Big Crispy chicken sandwich, which starts with a base of Chili's

Evercore sees casual dining resilience amid high-earner slowdown

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:53:24 -0400

Investing.com - Evercore ISI said Friday that casual dining industry trends have been resilient in 2026 and may be better than the market appreciates, though the segment has experienced some deceleration very recently.

The firm presented insights from Restaurant Insight Monitor (RIM) in a research note examining the casual dining segment. Evercore said the recent slowing at casual dining appears related to consumers earning over $100,000 reacting to gas prices and headlines about interest rates, housing, and financial markets.

The path to reacceleration likely depends on inflationary factors and getting past the election, Evercore said. The firm added that trends may also

Evercore sees casual dining resilience amid high-earner slowdown

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:53:24 -0400

The path to reacceleration likely depends on inflationary factors and getting past the election, Evercore said. The firm added that trends may also

BMO Capital Reiterates Market Perform Rating on Brinker Int'l (EAT)

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:20:58 -0400

BMO Capital analyst Andrew Strelzik reiterated a Market Perform rating and $230.00 price target on Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT).

The analyst comments "We hosted CEO Kevin Hochman and CFO Mika Ware for investor meetings. Management struck a confident and upbeat tone, emphasizing a durable value platform, runway to grow traffic, and an investment cycle with the heaviest lifting behind it. Investor questions focused on potential conservatism in the long-term algorithm, durability of traffic momentum, margins/flow-through, and capital allocation. We are warming to EAT shares with the recent pullback, and the meetings reinforced our long-held belief in the durability of Chili's turnaround.

Brinker Int'l (EAT) PT Lowered to $270 at Baird

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:35:20 -0400

Baird analyst Chris O'Cull lowered the price target on Brinker Int'l (NYSE: EAT) to $270.00 (from $325.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

Chili's® Turns Decades of Defining Suburb Culture into Style with the "Suburban Collection" Merch Line

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400

After spending years upgrading the food, service and atmosphere of Chili's, it's time to give fans a fresh look of their own with merch that celebrates the grill & bar's place in suburban culture

DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 50 years, Chili's® Grill & Bar has been the mainstay for first dates, post-game dinners, birthday

Chili's® Turns Decades of Defining Suburb Culture into Style with the "Suburban Collection" Merch Line

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400

After spending years upgrading the food, service and atmosphere of Chili's, it's time to give fans a fresh look of their own with merch that celebrates the grill & bar's place in suburban culture

DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 50 years, Chili's® Grill & Bar has been the mainstay for first dates, post-game dinners, birthday

Moody’s upgrades Brinker to Ba1 on Chili’s growth and debt reduction

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:26:58 -0400

Investing.com -- Moody's Ratings has upgraded Brinker International Inc's (NYSE:EAT) corporate family rating to Ba1 from Ba2, citing sustained operational momentum and disciplined debt reduction across its core casual dining footprint. The credit agency simultaneously assigned a stable outlook to the parent company of Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy, while maintaining its top-tier SGL-1 speculative grade liquidity rating.

The rating action reflects a successful operational turnaround at Chili's, where consistent same-store sales growth and traffic outpaced the broader U.S. restaurant sector despite persistent macroeconomic headwinds. Coupled with balance sheet

Form ARS BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, For: Jun 24

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:19:00 -0400

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