Zacks Research Expects Weaker Earnings for BJ's Restaurants

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BJ's Restaurants, lowering it from $0.03 to $0.02, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Despite previous positive performance, including an EPS of $0.97 that exceeded estimates, analysts show mixed ratings with a consensus rating of "Hold" and a price target of $39.67.
• Recent insider transactions indicate notable stock sales, with significant positions sold by the senior vice president and chief accounting officer, raising concerns about insider sentiment.

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI - Free Report) - Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BJ's Restaurants in a report issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.03. Zacks Research has a "Hold" rating on the stock. 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' FY2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS.

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The restaurant operator reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $365.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $362.74 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. BJ's Restaurants's revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on BJRI. Wall Street Zen cut BJ's Restaurants from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, September 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of BJ's Restaurants in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of BJ's Restaurants from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Benchmark upgraded shares of BJ's Restaurants from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $44.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on BJ's Restaurants from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, BJ's Restaurants has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $39.67.

BJ's Restaurants Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of BJ's Restaurants stock opened at $31.98 on Wednesday. BJ's Restaurants has a twelve month low of $28.92 and a twelve month high of $47.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company's 50 day moving average is $32.48 and its 200 day moving average is $37.07. The company has a market cap of $707.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.34.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BJ's Restaurants news, SVP Heidi Rogers sold 4,116 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.36, for a total value of $145,541.76. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 7,144 shares in the company, valued at $252,611.84. The trade was a 36.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Jacob Guild sold 9,521 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.51, for a total value of $338,090.71. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 3,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $135,044.53. The trade was a 71.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,458 shares of company stock worth $545,656 in the last three months. 4.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ's Restaurants

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its position in BJ's Restaurants by 103.2% during the first quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 1,700,780 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $58,269,000 after acquiring an additional 863,749 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in BJ's Restaurants by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 824,597 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $36,777,000 after purchasing an additional 51,062 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of BJ's Restaurants by 233.6% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 628,445 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $28,029,000 after buying an additional 440,078 shares during the period. Emerald Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants by 2.6% during the second quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 593,478 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $26,469,000 after buying an additional 15,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in BJ's Restaurants by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 523,687 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $23,359,000 after acquiring an additional 25,892 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.95% of the company's stock.

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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