BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) Competitors $45.85 +1.25 (+2.80%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.84 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 04:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BJRI vs. CAKE, WEN, PZZA, CBRL, BLMN, BH, NATH, DIN, RICK, and JACKShould you be buying BJ's Restaurants stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BJ's Restaurants include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Wendy's (WEN), Papa John's International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Biglari (BH), Nathan's Famous (NATH), Dine Brands Global (DIN), RCI Hospitality (RICK), and Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF (JACK). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. BJ's Restaurants vs. Its Competitors Cheesecake Factory Wendy's Papa John's International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Bloomin' Brands Biglari Nathan's Famous Dine Brands Global RCI Hospitality Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has better earnings & valuation, BJRI or CAKE? Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.75$16.69M$0.9448.78Cheesecake Factory$3.58B0.88$156.78M$3.1919.97 Which has more volatility & risk, BJRI or CAKE? BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BJRI or CAKE more profitable? Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.33% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.64%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 46.06% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BJ's Restaurants1.64% 10.35% 3.75% Cheesecake Factory 4.33%46.06%5.98% Does the media refer more to BJRI or CAKE? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 12 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 5 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.23 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BJ's Restaurants 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cheesecake Factory 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate BJRI or CAKE? BJ's Restaurants presently has a consensus price target of $37.20, indicating a potential downside of 18.87%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus price target of $54.63, indicating a potential downside of 14.25%. Given Cheesecake Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cheesecake Factory is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do institutionals & insiders believe in BJRI or CAKE? 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCheesecake Factory beats BJ's Restaurants on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BJ's Restaurants News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BJRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BJRI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BJRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBJ's RestaurantsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$986.37M$11.95B$26.50B$8.85BDividend YieldN/A3.87%174.17%4.13%P/E Ratio27.0339.5129.2819.76Price / Sales0.752.164.57110.15Price / Cash9.4317.6516.6327.49Price / Book2.8311.605.725.36Net Income$16.69M$400.87M$872.48M$248.34M7 Day Performance2.34%2.62%2.70%1.25%1 Month Performance2.80%6.76%4.59%5.41%1 Year Performance29.26%6.11%19.16%18.06% BJ's Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BJRIBJ's Restaurants2.564 of 5 stars$45.85+2.8%$37.20-18.9%+28.5%$986.37M$1.36B27.0321,000High Trading VolumeCAKECheesecake Factory4.1091 of 5 stars$60.11+0.2%$54.00-10.2%+59.5%$2.98B$3.58B18.8447,900WENWendy's4.9779 of 5 stars$12.31+2.5%$16.34+32.8%-32.7%$2.36B$2.25B13.1014,500Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePZZAPapa John's International2.1139 of 5 stars$49.00-1.1%$51.25+4.6%+4.2%$1.60B$2.06B20.8511,400Positive NewsCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.1151 of 5 stars$59.86+0.4%$53.86-10.0%+44.9%$1.33B$3.47B23.2077,600BLMNBloomin' Brands3.2276 of 5 stars$9.08-4.5%$13.75+51.4%-55.2%$771.16M$3.95B-302.5781,000BHBiglari1.121 of 5 stars$291.62+3.2%N/A+51.0%$664.89M$362.11M-1.322,535NATHNathan's Famous2.4073 of 5 stars$111.65+1.9%N/A+63.1%$456.54M$148.18M19.02130High Trading VolumeDINDine Brands Global1.33 of 5 stars$27.11-0.3%$26.29-3.0%-32.7%$423.73M$812.31M7.513,520RICKRCI Hospitality2.7298 of 5 stars$39.34-0.3%$98.00+149.1%-12.5%$346.19M$295.60M46.833,613JACKJanus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF4.5727 of 5 stars$18.03+4.5%$37.68+109.0%-65.7%$340.41M$1.57B-1.668,168Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Wendy's Alternatives Papa John's International Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives Bloomin' Brands Alternatives Biglari Alternatives Nathan's Famous Alternatives Dine Brands Global Alternatives RCI Hospitality Alternatives Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BJRI) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredHow to Collect Up To $5,917/mo From Trump’s Made In USA BoomHow to Collect Up To $5,917/mo From Trump's Made In USA Boom Thanks to President Trump's America-First poli...Investors Alley | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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