Brinker International
About: Brinker International Inc operates casual dining restaurants under the brand's Chili Grill and Bar (Chili's) and Maggiano's Little Italy (Maggiano's). Chili's falls in the Bar and Grill category of casual dining. Its menu features Fresh Mex and Fresh Tex favorites including signature items such as slow-smoked baby back ribs, craft burgers, fajitas, and bottomless chips and salsa paired with tableside guacamole. Maggiano's is an Italian restaurant brand with a full lunch and dinner menu offering chef-prepared, such as appetizers, chicken, seafood, veal and prime steaks, and desserts. The company generates maximum revenue from Chili's segment.
Employees: 83,840
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
126% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 42
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.82B [Q1] → $8.64B (+$1.82B) [Q2]
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 158
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 449 [Q1] → 495 (+46) [Q2]
4.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 103.08% [Q1] → 107.85% (+4.77%) [Q2]
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q1] → 7 (-2) [Q2]
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $357M | Put options by funds: $472M
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
10 analyst ratings
Evercore ISI Group
David Palmer
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$210
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Outperform
Upgraded
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4 Sep 2025 |
Morgan Stanley
John Glass
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$161
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
B of A Securities
Katherine Griffin
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$190
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Neutral
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
Piper Sandler
Nicole Miller Regan
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$168
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Neutral
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
UBS
Dennis Geiger
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$165
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Neutral
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
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$170
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Market Perform
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
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$170
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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14 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Zachary Fadem
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$165
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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17 Jul 2025 |
JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
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$180
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Neutral
Maintained
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25 Jun 2025 |
Stifel
Chris O'Cull
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$215
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Buy
Maintained
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23 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 14 articles about EAT published over the past 30 days