BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Price Target Raised to $48.00

BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) had its price target upped by Benchmark from $44.00 to $48.00 in a research report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the restaurant operator’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on BJRI. Wall Street Zen lowered BJ’s Restaurants from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of BJ’s Restaurants in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Restaurants from $30.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BJ’s Restaurants currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.00.

BJ’s Restaurants Trading Down 5.1%

Shares of BJRI opened at $37.99 on Thursday. BJ’s Restaurants has a twelve month low of $28.46 and a twelve month high of $47.02. The company has a market cap of $803.11 million, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $42.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.94.

BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The restaurant operator reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $355.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $353.71 million. BJ’s Restaurants had a net margin of 3.49% and a return on equity of 13.77%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that BJ’s Restaurants will post 1.5 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BJ’s Restaurants news, EVP Brian S. Krakower sold 8,017 shares of BJ’s Restaurants stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.61, for a total transaction of $317,553.37. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $174,640.49. The trade was a 64.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 4.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Restaurants

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in BJ’s Restaurants in the third quarter worth about $2,514,000. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in BJ’s Restaurants during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,282,000. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of BJ’s Restaurants by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 824,597 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $36,777,000 after purchasing an additional 51,062 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of BJ’s Restaurants in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,501,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of BJ’s Restaurants by 233.6% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 628,445 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $28,029,000 after purchasing an additional 440,078 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.95% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Restaurants News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting BJ’s Restaurants this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BJ’s reported a Q4 beat on both EPS and revenue, beating consensus (EPS $0.66 vs. $0.60; revenue $355.4M vs. $353.7M), showing year‑over‑year revenue growth and improving operational fundamentals. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets after the print (Benchmark to $48, Citigroup to $49), reflecting confidence in the recovery and giving upside vs. the current price. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Management outlined modest comp‑sales guidance of 1–3% for 2026 while highlighting menu innovation and unit expansion — positive for long‑term growth but conservative in the near term. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple news wires and earnings recaps emphasize that revenue and EPS beat estimates; investors will be listening for margin trends and FY guidance detail from the call transcript. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying fundamentals that may concern investors: slim net margin (≈3.5%), low liquidity ratios (quick ratio ~0.30, current ratio ~0.36) and modest YoY revenue growth, which can make the name sensitive to cost pressure or traffic weakness. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Not all brokers are uniformly bullish: Barclays raised its target but kept an underweight rating, a reminder of split analyst sentiment that can fuel volatility after earnings. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Market action shows modestly lower volume vs. average and noisy/invalid short‑interest data in the feed — technical/dealer flows and profit taking after a recent run toward the 52‑week high may be amplifying the move. Article Title

About BJ’s Restaurants

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc is a publicly traded casual dining chain known for its deep‐dish pizzas, California‐style thin crust offerings and in‐house craft beer selections. Operating under the BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse brand, the company combines a microbrewery concept with full‐service dining, offering an extensive menu that includes appetizers, salads, pasta dishes, sandwiches and the signature Pizookie dessert.

Founded in 1978 in Orange County, California, BJ’s Restaurants began as BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria, bringing a Chicago‐style pizza experience to the West Coast.