Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Wednesday.
The company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.80 beating the street view of $1.79. Quarterly sales of $1.358 billion outpaced the analyst consensus estimate of $1.240 billion.
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Brinker International said it expects FY25 revenues to be between $5.15 billion and $5.25 billion, higher than the analyst consensus estimate of $4.90 billion (prior view: $4.70 billion-$4.75 billion).
The company also projects adjusted EPS of $7.50 to $8.00 versus the street view of $6.36, up from the prior forecast of $5.20 to $5.50.
Brinker shares surged 16.3% to close at $179.79 on Wednesday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Brinker following earnings announcement.
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