Research Analysts Set Expectations for BJRI Q2 Earnings

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a research report issued on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Restaurants’ current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for BJ’s Restaurants’ Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS.

BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The restaurant operator reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.15). BJ’s Restaurants had a net margin of 2.24% and a return on equity of 7.98%. The company had revenue of $325.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $324.97 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.16) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on BJRI. Gordon Haskett upgraded BJ’s Restaurants from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $36.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Oppenheimer cut shares of BJ’s Restaurants from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of BJ’s Restaurants from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $43.00 price target on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on BJ’s Restaurants from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, BJ’s Restaurants currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.00.

BJ’s Restaurants Price Performance

NASDAQ:BJRI opened at $35.41 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $808.06 million, a P/E ratio of 28.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.10. The business’s 50-day moving average is $35.73 and its 200 day moving average is $33.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. BJ’s Restaurants has a 12 month low of $27.61 and a 12 month high of $38.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BJ’s Restaurants

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BJRI. Quarry LP grew its position in shares of BJ’s Restaurants by 764.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 813 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 719 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in BJ’s Restaurants by 142.9% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,540 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 906 shares during the period. Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new position in BJ’s Restaurants during the 3rd quarter valued at about $216,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of BJ’s Restaurants in the 3rd quarter valued at about $219,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Restaurants by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,760 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $220,000 after purchasing an additional 693 shares during the period. 99.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Brian S. Krakower sold 2,313 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total value of $82,342.80. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 5,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $190,068.40. This represents a 30.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 4.90% 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.