NASDAQ:BJRI - BJ's Restaurants Stock Price, News, & Analysis

BJ's Restaurants trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BJRI."

BJ's Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, November 26th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 8th. This is a boost from BJ's Restaurants's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. View BJ's Restaurants' Dividend History.

BJ's Restaurants declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 5.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.16. The restaurant operator earned $270.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $262.89 million. BJ's Restaurants had a net margin of 5.80% and a return on equity of 16.70%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.15 EPS. View BJ's Restaurants' Earnings History.

BJ's Restaurants is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for BJ's Restaurants.

12 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for BJ's Restaurants' shares. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $81.00. On average, they expect BJ's Restaurants' stock price to reach $64.1818 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BJ's Restaurants.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BJ's Restaurants in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for BJ's Restaurants.

News articles about BJRI stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. BJ's Restaurants earned a news impact score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Some companies that are related to BJ's Restaurants include Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Jack in the Box (JACK), Wingstop (WING), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Brinker International (EAT), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Sonic (SONC), MITCHELLS &BUTLERS (MBPFF), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Denny's (DENN) and Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH).

BJ's Restaurants' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (1.47%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own BJ's Restaurants stock include Alex Puchner, Brian S Krakower, Gerald W Deitchle, Greg Trojan, Gregory Levin, Gregory S Lynds, Kendra D Miller, Kevin E Mayer, Larry D Bouts, Lea Anne Ottinger, Lon Ledwith, Noah A Elbogen and Patrick Walsh. View Institutional Ownership Trends for BJ's Restaurants.

BJRI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hennessy Advisors Inc. and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold BJ's Restaurants company stock in the last year include Alex Puchner, Brian S Krakower, Gerald W Deitchle, Greg Trojan, Gregory Levin, Kendra D Miller, Kevin E Mayer, Larry D Bouts, Lea Anne Ottinger, Lon Ledwith, Noah A Elbogen and Patrick Walsh. View Insider Buying and Selling for BJ's Restaurants.

BJRI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for BJ's Restaurants.

Shares of BJRI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BJRI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.17.

BJ's Restaurants has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion and generates $1.03 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $44.78 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.41 on an earnings per share basis. BJ's Restaurants employs 21,500 workers across the globe.

The official website for BJ's Restaurants is http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.

BJ's Restaurants' mailing address is 7755 Center Avenue Suite 300, Huntington Beach CA, 92647. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 714-500-2400 or via email at [email protected]