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BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$56.51 -2.28 (-3.88%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$56.51 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 10/23/2026 05:22 PM Eastern
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About BJ's Restaurants Stock (NASDAQ:BJRI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$55.59
▼
$58.46
50-Day Range
$56.51
▼
$67.28
52-Week Range
$28.46
▼
$74.60
Volume
512,326 shs
Average Volume
459,565 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.20 billion
P/E Ratio
30.22
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$56.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) operates and develops casual dining restaurants under the BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse brand. Its restaurants offer a broad menu centered on deep-dish pizza, along with appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees, desserts and other American-style dishes.

The company is also known for producing and serving craft beer, including its proprietary BJ’s beers, at many of its locations. Its restaurants typically combine full-service dining with a brewery-inspired atmosphere and offer dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering services, depending on the location.

BJ’s traces its origins to 1978, when the first restaurant opened in Southern California. The company has since expanded its restaurant operations across multiple states in the United States, primarily serving the casual dining market. C. Bradford Wells serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

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BJ's Restaurants Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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52nd Percentile Overall Score

BJRI MarketRank™: 
2.62271995708 of 5 stars

BJ's Restaurants scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 304th out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    BJ's Restaurants has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.27, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for BJ's Restaurants is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    BJ's Restaurants has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about BJ's Restaurants' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for BJ's Restaurants are expected to grow by 12.29% in the coming year, from $2.36 to $2.65 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of BJ's Restaurants is 30.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.37.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of BJ's Restaurants is 30.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.23.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    BJ's Restaurants has a PEG Ratio of 1.71. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    BJ's Restaurants has a P/B Ratio of 3.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about BJ's Restaurants' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.34% of the float of BJ's Restaurants has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    BJ's Restaurants has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.77.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in BJ's Restaurants has recently increased by 3.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    BJ's Restaurants does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    BJ's Restaurants does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of BJ's Restaurants is 27.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, BJ's Restaurants will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.62% next year. This indicates that BJ's Restaurants will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about BJ's Restaurants' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    BJ's Restaurants has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for BJ's Restaurants this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added BJ's Restaurants to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, BJ's Restaurants insiders have sold 5,847.80% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $78,152.00 in company stock and sold $4,648,326.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.40% of the stock of BJ's Restaurants is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.95% of the stock of BJ's Restaurants is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about BJ's Restaurants' insider trading history.
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BJRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

BJ's Restaurants' stock was trading at $39.40 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BJRI shares have increased by 43.4% and is now trading at $56.51.

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.04. BJ's Restaurants's revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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BJ's Restaurants' Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, October 30th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $75,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 11.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of BJ's Restaurants: BJROC Maryland, BJ’s Restaurant Operations Company, BJ’s Restaurant Operations Company of Kansas, Chicago America Holding, Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Chicago Pizza Hospitality Holding, Chicago Pizza Management, Chicago Pizza Restaurant Holding, and Reno Brewery Holding.

Top institutional investors of BJ's Restaurants include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%), Signaturefd LLC and Sterling Capital Management LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Fund 1 Investments, Llc, Noah A Elbogen, Lea Anne Ottinger, C Bradford Richmond, Kendra D Miller, Gregory S Lynds, Greg Trojan, Janet Sherlock, Alex Puchner, Heidi Rogers, Brian S Krakower and Jacob Guild.
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Shares of BJRI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BJ's Restaurants investors own include Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Micron Technology (MU), United Rentals (URI), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), AutoZone (AZO), Belden (BDC) and Honeywell International (HON).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Today
10/25/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Sub-Industry
Restaurants
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BJRI
CIK
1013488
Employees
22,000
Year Founded
1978

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$80.00
Low Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
0.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.27
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.87
Trailing P/E Ratio
30.22
Forward P/E Ratio
23.94
P/E Growth
1.71
Net Income
$48.81 million
Net Margins
2.86%
Pretax Margin
2.65%
Return on Equity
12.93%
Return on Assets
4.79%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.11
Current Ratio
0.29
Quick Ratio
0.22

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.43 billion
Price / Sales
0.84
Cash Flow
$6.08 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.29
Book Value
$17.33 per share
Price / Book
3.26

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
21,274,000
Free Float
20,763,000
Market Cap
$1.20 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.33

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This page (NASDAQ:BJRI) was last updated on 10/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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