NASDAQ:BJRIBJ's Restaurants Stock Price, Forecast & News

$21.64

-0.36 (-1.64 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 01:14 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$21.41

Now: $21.64▼

$22.43

50-Day Range

$15.12

MA: $18.58▼

$23.77

52-Week Range

$6.01

Now: $21.64▼

$46.17

Volume26,707 shs

Average Volume740,317 shs

Market Capitalization$481.71 million

P/E Ratio15.57

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.9

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. As of April 16, 2019, the company owned and operated 204 casual dining restaurants that offer dine-in, take-out, delivery, and party catering services in 27 states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Huntington Beach, California.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

4.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
BJ's Restaurants has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $32.53, BJ's Restaurants has a potential upside of 50.3% from its current price of $21.64.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
BJ's Restaurants has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.0 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
BJ's Restaurants has received 447 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
BJ's Restaurants has received 662 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
BJ's Restaurants has received 59.69% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about BJ's Restaurants and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BJRI will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BJRI will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
BJ's Restaurants does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
BJ's Restaurants has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on EPS estimates, BJ's Restaurants will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.79 % in the coming year. This indicates that BJ's Restaurants may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

4.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, BJ's Restaurants insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $454,690.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.30% of the stock of BJ's Restaurants is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
71.86% 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.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for BJ's Restaurants are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.74) to $0.66 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of BJ's Restaurants is 15.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.38.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of BJ's Restaurants is 15.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 40.46.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
BJ's Restaurants has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.29 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Eating places

Sub-IndustryRestaurants

SectorRetail/Wholesale

Current SymbolNASDAQ:BJRI

Previous Symbol

CUSIP09180C10

CIK1013488

Webwww.bjsrestaurants.com

Phone714-500-2400

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.50

Current Ratio0.81

Quick Ratio0.74

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio15.57

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$1.16 billion

Price / Sales0.41

Cash Flow$5.45 per share

Price / Cash Flow3.97

Book Value$12.21 per share

Price / Book1.77

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.08

Net Income$45.24 million

Net Margins2.50%

Return on Equity8.96%

Return on Assets2.45%

Miscellaneous

Employees22,500

Outstanding Shares22,260,000

Market Cap$481.71 million

Next Earnings Date7/23/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Frequently Asked Questions

How has BJ's Restaurants' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

BJ's Restaurants' stock was trading at $21.39 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BJRI shares have increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $21.64. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of BJ's Restaurants?

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BJ's Restaurants in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for BJ's Restaurants.

When is BJ's Restaurants' next earnings date?

BJ's Restaurants is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for BJ's Restaurants.

How were BJ's Restaurants' earnings last quarter?

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The restaurant operator reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.38) by $0.28. The restaurant operator earned $254.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $258.43 million. BJ's Restaurants had a net margin of 2.50% and a return on equity of 8.96%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS. View BJ's Restaurants' earnings history.

How often does BJ's Restaurants pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for BJ's Restaurants?

BJ's Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share on Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. View BJ's Restaurants' dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for BJRI?

17 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for BJ's Restaurants' shares. Their forecasts range from $12.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect BJ's Restaurants' stock price to reach $32.53 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for BJ's Restaurants.

Has BJ's Restaurants been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media stories about BJRI stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BJ's Restaurants earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the restaurant operator a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutBJ's Restaurants.

Are investors shorting BJ's Restaurants?

BJ's Restaurants saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,720,000 shares, an increase of 34.4% from the April 30th total of 1,280,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 950,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 9.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View BJ's Restaurants' Current Options Chain.

Who are some of BJ's Restaurants' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to BJ's Restaurants include Mcdonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Jack in the Box (JACK), Brinker International (EAT), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) and Cheesecake Factory (CAKE). View all competitors.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BJ's Restaurants investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (OZM), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) and Precision Drilling (PD).

Who are BJ's Restaurants' key executives?

BJ's Restaurants' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Gregory A. Trojan, CEO & Director (Age 59)
Mr. Gregory S. Levin, Pres, CFO & Sec. (Age 51)
Mr. Lon F. Ledwith, Exec. VP of Operations (Age 61)
Mr. Kevin E. Mayer, Exec. VP & Chief Marketing Officer (Age 49)
Mr. Gregory S. Lynds, Exec. VP & Chief Devel. Officer (Age 58)

What is BJ's Restaurants' stock symbol?

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

Who are BJ's Restaurants' major shareholders?

BJ's Restaurants' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (16.24%), State Street Corp (3.59%), Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc. (2.57%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (2.57%), HighTower Advisors LLC (1.53%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.80%). Company insiders that own BJ's Restaurants stock include Alex Puchner, Brian S Krakower, Gerald W Deitchle, Greg Trojan, Gregory Levin, Gregory S Lynds, Jacob Guild, Kendra D Miller, Kevin E Mayer, Larry D Bouts, Lon Ledwith, Noah A Elbogen and Patrick Walsh. View institutional ownership trends for BJ's Restaurants.

Which major investors are selling BJ's Restaurants stock?

BJRI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ranger Investment Management L.P., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, BlackRock Inc., Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and Invesco Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for BJ's Restaurants.

Which major investors are buying BJ's Restaurants stock?

BJRI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., HighTower Advisors LLC, Matarin Capital Management LLC, THB Asset Management, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., and State Street Corp. Company insiders that have bought BJ's Restaurants stock in the last two years include Gerald W Deitchle, Greg Trojan, Gregory Levin, Gregory S Lynds, Jacob Guild, and Noah A Elbogen. View insider buying and selling activity for BJ's Restaurants.

How do I buy shares of 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is BJ's Restaurants' stock price today?

One share of BJRI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.64.

How big of a company is BJ's Restaurants?

BJ's Restaurants has a market capitalization of $481.71 million and generates $1.16 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $45.24 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.08 on an earnings per share basis. BJ's Restaurants employs 22,500 workers across the globe.

What is BJ's Restaurants' official website?

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

How can I contact BJ's Restaurants?

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]

This page was last updated on 5/29/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff