Q3 EPS Estimates for BJ's Restaurants Cut by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has cut its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for BJ's Restaurants from $0.05 to $0.03, while maintaining a full-year EPS estimate of $1.50.
• Despite the lowered estimate, BJ's Restaurants reported $0.97 EPS in its last quarterly results, surpassing expectations of $0.69 by $0.28.
• Barclays recently increased its price target for BJ's Restaurants from $33.00 to $37.00, continuing to maintain an "underweight" rating.

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BJ's Restaurants in a report released on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. The consensus estimate for BJ's Restaurants' current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BJ's Restaurants' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.49 EPS.

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.28. BJ's Restaurants had a return on equity of 11.73% and a net margin of 1.99%. The business had revenue of $365.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $362.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on BJRI. Barclays boosted their price target on BJ's Restaurants from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded BJ's Restaurants from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Benchmark upgraded BJ's Restaurants from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $44.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $33.00 target price on BJ's Restaurants and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on BJ's Restaurants from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, BJ's Restaurants has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $39.67.

BJ's Restaurants Stock Down 1.0%

BJRI opened at $35.11 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $776.77 million, a P/E ratio of 29.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.59. The business's 50-day moving average price is $40.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. BJ's Restaurants has a 12 month low of $27.89 and a 12 month high of $47.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BJ's Restaurants

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants in the 1st quarter worth $254,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants by 3,594.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 13,670 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 13,300 shares in the last quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants in the 1st quarter worth $1,350,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in BJ's Restaurants by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 36,076 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $1,268,000 after buying an additional 5,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in BJ's Restaurants in the 1st quarter worth $310,000. 99.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BJ's Restaurants Company Profile

BJ's Restaurants, Inc owns and operates casual dining restaurants in the United States. Its restaurants offer pizzas, craft and other beers, appetizers, entrées, pastas, sandwiches, specialty salads, and desserts under brand name Pizookie. The company was formerly known as Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc and changed its name to BJ's Restaurants, Inc in August 2004.

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