Brinker International (EAT) Competitors $144.74 -8.79 (-5.73%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$145.36 +0.62 (+0.43%) As of 02/21/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EAT vs. DRI, DPZ, TXRH, WEN, CAKE, PZZA, CBRL, BLMN, BJRI, and JACKShould you be buying Brinker International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brinker International include Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), and Jack in the Box (JACK). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Brinker International vs. Darden Restaurants Domino's Pizza Texas Roadhouse Wendy's Cheesecake Factory Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Bloomin' Brands BJ's Restaurants Jack in the Box Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts recommend EAT or DRI? Brinker International presently has a consensus price target of $140.18, indicating a potential downside of 3.15%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $192.52, indicating a potential upside of 0.73%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Brinker International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brinker International 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22Darden Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EAT or DRI? 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Brinker International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, EAT or DRI? Brinker International has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, EAT or DRI? Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Brinker International. Darden Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brinker International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrinker International$4.42B1.46$155.30M$5.7725.08Darden Restaurants$11.58B1.93$1.03B$8.7321.89 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EAT or DRI? Darden Restaurants received 458 more outperform votes than Brinker International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.52% of users gave Darden Restaurants an outperform vote while only 57.84% of users gave Brinker International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrinker InternationalOutperform Votes71257.84% Underperform Votes51942.16% Darden RestaurantsOutperform Votes117066.52% Underperform Votes58933.48% Is EAT or DRI more profitable? Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.01% compared to Brinker International's net margin of 5.45%. Brinker International's return on equity of 879.47% beat Darden Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brinker International5.45% 879.47% 11.82% Darden Restaurants 9.01%50.12%9.30% Does the media favor EAT or DRI? In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 2 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 14 mentions for Brinker International. Darden Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Brinker International's score of 1.14 indicating that Darden Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brinker International 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDarden Restaurants beats Brinker International on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brinker International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EAT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrinker InternationalEating places IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.43B$8.99B$25.88B$20.05BDividend YieldN/A4.02%172.57%3.65%P/E Ratio25.0826.5623.0934.88Price / Sales1.462.183.7815.58Price / Cash20.0319.5321.2120.85Price / Book48.906.055.834.92Net Income$155.30M$318.05M$770.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance-8.71%-2.76%-3.05%-1.05%1 Month Performance-5.76%5.61%-1.23%-1.39%1 Year Performance223.01%3.82%8.53%13.93% Brinker International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EATBrinker International3.9498 of 5 stars$144.74-5.7%$140.18-3.1%+223.0%$6.43B$4.42B25.0868,852Positive NewsDRIDarden Restaurants4.5478 of 5 stars$190.83-1.4%$192.52+0.9%+14.8%$22.36B$11.39B21.86191,105Positive NewsDPZDomino's Pizza3.054 of 5 stars$476.66-0.7%$502.33+5.4%+9.9%$16.46B$4.48B29.2811,200Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.8447 of 5 stars$171.70+0.2%$190.83+11.1%+16.1%$11.45B$4.63B29.5091,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageWENWendy's4.5073 of 5 stars$14.30-3.1%$18.93+32.4%-14.9%$2.92B$2.18B15.0515,300Analyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCAKECheesecake Factory3.8373 of 5 stars$53.34+1.6%$49.93-6.4%+59.7%$2.72B$3.44B20.2847,900Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePZZAPapa Johns International3.758 of 5 stars$49.04-4.4%$55.67+13.5%-33.3%$1.60B$2.14B17.0913,200Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.5065 of 5 stars$47.33-4.2%$57.63+21.8%-34.9%$1.05B$3.47B26.1577,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeBLMNBloomin' Brands2.865 of 5 stars$11.10-1.0%$16.30+46.8%-55.7%$941.72M$4.67B-100.9087,000Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.8589 of 5 stars$34.96+0.4%$38.80+11.0%+14.4%$797.79M$1.33B27.9721,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpJACKJack in the Box4.4615 of 5 stars$39.18-1.8%$54.50+39.1%-48.0%$738.94M$1.57B-20.098,168Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Darden Restaurants Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Texas Roadhouse Competitors Wendy's Competitors Cheesecake Factory Competitors Papa Johns International Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Jack in the Box Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:EAT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. 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