What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for BJRI FY2025 Earnings?

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a report released on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $2.17 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.09. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Restaurants’ current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BJ’s Restaurants’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen cut BJ’s Restaurants from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 9th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of BJ’s Restaurants from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Restaurants presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.75.

BJ’s Restaurants Stock Down 1.3%

BJRI opened at $35.79 on Monday. BJ’s Restaurants has a twelve month low of $28.46 and a twelve month high of $47.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $32.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.26. The company has a market cap of $756.42 million, a PE ratio of 30.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.35.

BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.05. BJ’s Restaurants had a net margin of 1.99% and a return on equity of 11.73%. The company had revenue of $330.16 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $335.86 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.13) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of BJ’s Restaurants

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BJRI. Quarry LP boosted its stake in BJ’s Restaurants by 1,618.3% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,031 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 971 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of BJ’s Restaurants in the 1st quarter worth approximately $69,000. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of BJ’s Restaurants by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 2,189 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of BJ’s Restaurants by 51.8% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,887 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 985 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in BJ’s Restaurants by 77.5% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,317 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 1,012 shares during the period. 99.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at BJ’s Restaurants

In other BJ’s Restaurants news, VP Alex Puchner sold 1,821 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.06, for a total transaction of $62,023.26. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 10,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $361,785.32. This trade represents a 14.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 4.30% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Restaurants announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, October 30th that permits the company to repurchase $75.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the restaurant operator to reacquire up to 11.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.