BLMN Stock Recent News

Nine months ago, Wall Street pundits were certain that four interest-rate cuts of 25 basis points each would occur in 2025.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLMN) today announced that James (Jim) Dinkins joined the company's Board of Directors effective February 12, 2025. With his appointment, the Board increases its size from ten to 11 members. Dinkins will stand for re-election at the 2025 annual stockholders meeting; he will also serve on the Board's Audit Committee. Dinkins currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The Honey Baked Ham Company LLC. He also held leadership role.

BofA Securities analyst downgraded the shares of Bloomin' Brands Inc BLMN from Neutral to Underperform and lowered the price forecast from $18.00 to $13.00.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLMN) announced the promotion of Pat Hafner to Executive Vice President, President of Outback Steakhouse. He will be responsible for leading operations and development for the company's largest brand. He most recently served as President of Carrabba's Italian Grill. “Pat is an ‘operator's operator' who has held a variety of roles and led special projects at Bloomin' Brands,” said Mike Spanos, Chief Executive Officer of Bloomin' Brands.

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BLMN, ACLS and AIQUY have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on August 29, 2024.

Bloomin' Brands Inc. BLMN is the parent company of a diverse group of restaurants, including Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. I'll comment on the relevance of that later, but right now, growth is slowing to a crawl, and inflation is taking a bite out of the company's earnings.

Although the revenue and EPS for Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.51 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.74 per share a year ago.

Bloomin' Brands Inc.'s stock BLMN, -6.78% fell 2.9% early Tuesday, after the operator of Outhouse Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar posted weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings and lowered its full-year guidance. The company had net income of $28.4 million, or 42 cents a share, for the quarter, down from $68.3 million, or 70 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.