Fintel reports that on September 22, 2026, Northcoast Research upgraded their outlook for Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) (DB:BKJ) from Neutral to Buy.
Brinker International is a hospitality company owning and operating Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy. Prior to the rating action, the company's stock closed at $200.30 on September 21, 2026. That close represents a price change of -6.47% over one week (baseline close $214.16 on September 14, 2026) and -18.60% over one month (baseline close $246.06 on August 21, 2026).
As of September 15, 2026, the consensus target mean for Brinker International was $272.51 and the consensus target median was $283.05; the consensus target mean implies a change of +36.05%. In the recommendation period of September 1, 2026, aggregate analyst recommendations totaled 27, comprising 74.1% positive, 25.9% hold and 0.0% negative.
Other recent analyst actions: DA Davidson maintained a Neutral rating on September 21, 2026; on September 18, 2026, Freedom Capital Markets maintained its Buy rating, Stephens & Co. reiterated its Overweight rating, and TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating; Seaport Global initiated coverage with a Buy rating on September 16, 2026.
Brinker International reported its latest earnings on August 12, 2026. The company reported actual EPS of 3.07, compared to an estimated EPS of 3.1202, representing an EPS surprise of -1.61%. Actual revenue was $1,535,800,000.00, compared to estimated revenue of $1,549,648,050.00. According to the company's EX-99.1 filing dated August 12, 2026, Kevin Hochman, President and CEO of Brinker International, stated that the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 completed five consecutive years of Chili’s same-store sales growth, delivering a 71% cumulative increase. Additionally, the company's Form 10-K filing dated August 19, 2026, disclosed that on June 1, 2026, Brinker International executed an asset purchase agreement with a franchisee to acquire 12 Chili’s restaurants in Alabama and Mississippi, including the real estate for six locations, with the transaction expected to close on August 27, 2026.
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