Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for RRGB Earnings

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRGB) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of ($0.32) for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.34). The consensus estimate for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers’ current full-year earnings is ($2.94) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers’ Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.74) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.89) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.60) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.99) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on RRGB. StockNews.com cut shares of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 8th. CL King upgraded Red Robin Gourmet Burgers from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $13.38.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Stock Down 2.8 %

NASDAQ:RRGB opened at $4.11 on Monday. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has a 52-week low of $2.97 and a 52-week high of $9.20. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.16. The company has a market capitalization of $71.79 million, a PE ratio of -1.25 and a beta of 2.70.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The restaurant operator reported ($0.94) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.50) by ($0.44). The company had revenue of $285.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $285.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.66) earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in RRGB. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in the 4th quarter worth $52,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in the fourth quarter valued at $63,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its stake in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers by 489.6% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 12,270 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 10,189 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

In other Red Robin Gourmet Burgers news, CEO Gerard Johan Hart sold 11,997 shares of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.46, for a total value of $53,506.62. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 586,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,616,847.02. The trade was a 2.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 52,759 shares of company stock worth $227,353. Corporate insiders own 3.19% of the company’s stock.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Company Profile

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises casual-dining restaurants, in North America and one Canadian province. Its restaurants primarily offer burgers and pizza, appetizers, salads, soups, other entrees, desserts, wings, milkshakes, alcoholic and non-alcoholic specialty drinks, cocktails, wine, and beers.