Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:BJRI)

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BJ’s Restaurants in a research note issued to investors on Friday, April 26th. Wedbush analyst N. Setyan now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.23. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Restaurants’ current full-year earnings is $1.22 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for BJ’s Restaurants’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on BJRI. Barclays raised their target price on shares of BJ’s Restaurants from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Citigroup lifted their target price on BJ’s Restaurants from $28.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. TheStreet raised shares of BJ’s Restaurants from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of BJ’s Restaurants from $37.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $37.30.

BJ’s Restaurants Trading Down 0.7 %

BJ’s Restaurants stock opened at $33.19 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $34.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.50. The firm has a market cap of $776.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 2.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.42. BJ’s Restaurants has a 1 year low of $21.64 and a 1 year high of $38.76.

BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The restaurant operator reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.07. BJ’s Restaurants had a net margin of 1.47% and a return on equity of 5.45%. The company had revenue of $323.64 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $331.03 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.17 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Alex Puchner sold 7,713 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.25, for a total value of $295,022.25. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 12,222 shares in the company, valued at approximately $467,491.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other news, major shareholder Fund 1 Investments, Llc sold 242,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.53, for a total transaction of $8,598,260.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 2,326,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,659,692.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Alex Puchner sold 7,713 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.25, for a total value of $295,022.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 12,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $467,491.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 4.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of BJ’s Restaurants

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its stake in BJ’s Restaurants by 62.1% during the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 4,872 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 1,867 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in BJ’s Restaurants during the third quarter worth $239,000. Panagora Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in BJ’s Restaurants by 49.8% during the third quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 136,252 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $3,196,000 after buying an additional 45,267 shares in the last quarter. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP acquired a new stake in BJ’s Restaurants during the third quarter worth $549,000. Finally, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of BJ’s Restaurants by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 61,539 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 1,877 shares in the last quarter. 99.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About BJ’s Restaurants

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. The company was formerly known as Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc and changed its name to BJ's Restaurants, Inc in August 2004.