Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.230-0.280 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.260. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Bloomin’ Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.100-1.150 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Bloomin’ Brands from $10.00 to $8.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bloomin’ Brands in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Bloomin’ Brands from $9.00 to $7.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Bloomin’ Brands from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Bloomin’ Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bloomin’ Brands currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $9.94.

Bloomin’ Brands Stock Performance

Shares of BLMN stock opened at $6.68 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $7.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $568.25 million, a PE ratio of -133.60 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29. Bloomin’ Brands has a 52 week low of $6.09 and a 52 week high of $16.18.

Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The restaurant operator reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $928.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $905.59 million. Bloomin’ Brands had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a positive return on equity of 44.03%. Bloomin’ Brands’s quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.21 earnings per share. Bloomin’ Brands has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.100-1.150 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.230-0.280 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Bloomin’ Brands will post 1.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Bloomin’ Brands by 6.0% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 46,395 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,622 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of Bloomin’ Brands by 10.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 30,343 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 2,755 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Bloomin’ Brands by 83,825.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,357 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 3,353 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Bloomin’ Brands by 178.1% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 10,378 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 6,646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Bloomin’ Brands by 23.6% during the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 41,073 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 7,833 shares during the period.

About Bloomin’ Brands

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc engages in the acquisition, operation, design, and development of restaurant concepts. It operates through the U.S. and International geographical segments. The U.S. segment operates in the USA and Puerto Rico. The International segment operates in Brazil, South Korea, Hong Kong, and China.