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Bloomin' Brands stock fell over 8% despite beating EPS and revenue estimates due to weak Q2 guidance and declining same-store sales. Outback Steakhouse's performance is crucial for Bloomin's recovery, but it continues to struggle with negative same-store sales and losing market share. Management's value strategies, including menu cuts and promotions, haven't improved sales, leading to a cautious 'Hold' rating with a price target of $7–$8.

In a month when most stocks have been down, Bloomin' Brands Inc. NASDAQ: BLMN has been a standout performer. The stock was up over 17% heading into its first-quarter earnings on May 7.

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLMN ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Tara Kurian - VP, Corporate Finance & IR Mike Spanos - CEO Michael Healy - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Alex Slagle - Jefferies Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Brian Mullan - Piper Sandler Sara Senatore - Bank of America Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James Christine Koh - Goldman Sachs Jared Hludzinski - BMO Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Bloomin' Brands Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.70 per share a year ago.

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Bloomin' Brands held its full-year outlook despite choppy consumer trends, though it is guiding for a softer second quarter than Wall Street had been targeting.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLMN) today reported results for the first quarter 2025 (“Q1 2025”) compared to the first quarter 2024 (“Q1 2024”). CEO Comments “We continue to make progress on our operating priorities to simplify the business and consistently deliver a great guest experience while balancing our longer-term priorities to turnaround Outback and drive sustainable sales and profit growth,” said Mike Spanos, CEO. “We are navigating a choppy macro enviro.

Restaurant stocks are likely to have benefited from expanding store footprints, digitizing service channels, and menu enhancements in the first quarter of 2025.

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.