Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18
Brinker SVP James Butler Adds 16,298 Shares After $1.4 Million Tax-Withholding Sale
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18

Brinker SVP James Butler Adds 16,298 Shares After $1.4 Million Tax-Withholding Sale

1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18

Summary

  • James M. Butler acquired 16,298 Brinker shares on Aug. 13 as restricted equity vested, lifting his direct stake despite a same-day sale tied to the event.
  • The 5,802-share disposition, valued at about $1.4 million at a $245.11 weighted average price, was non-discretionary and used to cover tax withholding obligations.
  • After both transactions, Butler directly held 19,064 shares worth about $4.55 million based on Brinker’s Aug. 13 closing price of $238.61.
  • Brinker, operator of Chili’s and Maggiano’s, had a $10.2 billion market value, $5.7 billion in trailing revenue and roughly 50% one-year share-price appreciation.

Insights

With Chili's booming and Maggiano's lagging, can Brinker's aggressive $750 million buyback sustain its stock momentum despite valuation concerns?
Does an executive's routine $1.4 million stock sale mask deeper vulnerabilities in Brinker's reliance on a single restaurant brand?