Brinker International

According to a research report this morning, J.P. Morgan increases Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) EPS from $.55 to $.60 and increases PT from $33 to $35 due to impressive F3Q12 results. J.P. Morgan stated, “EPS upside was primarily driven by a strong 4.5% blended comp, lower than expected COGS...

According to a research report this morning, J.P. Morgan increases Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) EPS from $.55 to $.60 and increases PT from $33 to $35 due to impressive F3Q12 results. J.P. Morgan stated, “EPS upside was primarily driven by a strong 4.5% blended comp, lower than expected COGS...

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Miller Tabak raises its price target on Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) from $31 to $33 and maintains its Buy rating on the company in a research report out today. In the report, Miller Tabak writes, "We think a mix of strong traffic driven in part by mild weather, and well as positive changes...

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Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) reached new 52-week highs of $26.49 and $53.63 per share, respectively, Friday afternoon. Brinker saw its board extend its share buyback program in June by $250 million, and back in March the company boosted its quarterly...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Brinker International (NYSE: EAT), raising its PT from $25 to $28. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "On our new estimates, EAT trades at 13.7x C12E EPS, among the lowest in its peer group (aside from DRI) and below the longer-term casual dining...

Piper Jaffray has published a report on Brinker International (NYSE: EAT). According to the report, Piper Jaffray said that January SSS trends (as reported by Knapp Track) were +0.6% for the casual-dining segment, reflecting (1.5%) traffic. “We note that January results include approximately 200...

JP Morgan has published a research report on Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) after the company reported 2Q results that exceeded expectations. In the report, JP Morgan writes "Despite the 2Q beat, we believe 3Q11 results will be the real make or break quarter for the company. After considering...

JP Morgan has raised the price target Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) from $23 to $26 and maintains its Overweight rating.