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

Company Overview

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) is a leading operator of casual dining restaurants in the United States, known for its signature deep-dish pizzas, handcrafted beers, and diverse menu offerings. Founded in 1978 in Santa Ana, California, the company has grown from a single brewpub concept into a multi-state chain of full-service restaurants. BJ’s emphasizes made-from-scratch menu items, including appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta and desserts, alongside its proprietary line of ales and lagers brewed in-house.

The company’s core business activities center on the development, operation, and franchising of BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse locations. Each restaurant features an open-kitchen design and in-house microbrewery to deliver a consistent brand experience. BJ’s menu innovation includes seasonal dishes, limited-time offerings, and a popular Pizookie dessert—a warm, individually portioned cookie topped with ice cream. In addition to dine-in service, BJ’s Restaurants offers online ordering, curbside pickup, delivery partnerships and catering services to meet changing customer preferences.

Over the years, BJ’s has expanded its footprint across the United States, operating in more than 30 states with a concentration in California, Texas, Florida and the Midwest. The company’s growth strategy includes both corporate-owned and franchised locations, targeting suburban and urban markets in high-traffic retail and entertainment districts. To support this expansion, BJ’s has invested in restaurant technology platforms for digital ordering, loyalty programs and back-of-house efficiencies.

Led by CEO Gregory J. Levin, BJ’s Restaurants maintains a management team with extensive experience in restaurant operations, supply chain management and brand development. The company regularly explores menu enhancements, remodels of existing restaurants and strategic partnerships to drive guest traffic and long-term shareholder value. As a publicly traded entity, BJ’s continues to focus on disciplined unit growth, operational excellence and delivering a consistent guest experience across its network of restaurants.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.62 to $41.31
• 50-Day Range: $37.49 to $46.78
• 52-Week Range: $27.61 to $47.02
• Volume: 346,006 shs
• Average Volume: 387,364 shs
• Market Capitalization: $878.16 million
• P/E Ratio: 42.23
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $37.20
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

BJ's Restaurants Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BJ's Restaurants scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

BJ's Restaurants has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BJ's Restaurants has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BJ's Restaurants are expected to grow by 14.00% in the coming year, from $1.50 to $1.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BJ's Restaurants is 42.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BJ's Restaurants is 42.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BJ's Restaurants has a PEG Ratio of 1.56. 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 2.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.98% 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 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BJ's Restaurants has recently increased by 4.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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 55.32%. 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 30.41% next year. This indicates that BJ's Restaurants will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.35

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.98% 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 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BJ's Restaurants has recently increased by 4.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

BJ's Restaurants has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for BJ's Restaurants this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BJ's Restaurants insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,686,200.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.30% 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.

BJRI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BJRI shares performed this year?

BJ's Restaurants' stock was trading at $35.13 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BJRI stock has increased by 13.0% and is now trading at $39.70.

How were BJ's Restaurants' earnings last quarter?

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 1st. The restaurant operator reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.20. The firm's revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does BJ's Restaurants have any subsidiaries?

BJ's Restaurants subsidiaries include these companies: 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.

Who are BJ's Restaurants' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of BJ's Restaurants include Sheets Smith Wealth Management (0.05%), Diversified Trust Co (0.02%), Somerset Trust Co (0.02%) and Longboard Asset Management LP (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Fund 1 Investments, Llc, Gregory Levin, Greg Trojan, Janet Sherlock, Kendra D Miller, C Bradford Richmond, Alex Puchner, Brian S Krakower and Christopher P Pinsak.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of BJ's Restaurants?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of BJ's Restaurants own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BJ's Restaurants investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Hawkins (HWKN), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and Zoetis (ZTS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 7/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BJRI
• CIK: 1013488
• Web: www.bjsrestaurants.com
• Phone: (714) 500-2400
• Fax: 714-848-8287
• Employees: 21,000
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BJ's Restaurants: $37.20
• High Price Target: $48.00
• Low Price Target: $33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.47
• P/E Growth: 1.56
• Net Income: $16.69 million
• Net Margins: 1.64%
• Pretax Margin: 1.05%
• Return on Equity: 10.35%
• Return on Assets: 3.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 0.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $4.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.80
• Book Value: $16.22 per share
• Price / Book: 2.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,116,000
• Free Float: 21,032,000
• Market Cap: $878.01 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.56