BJ's Restaurants: Research Analysts Offer Predictions for BJRI FY2025 Earnings

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. ( NASDAQ:BJRI - Free Report ) - Analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BJ's Restaurants in a report issued on Friday, November 1st. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $1.54 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.53. The consensus estimate for BJ's Restaurants' current full-year earnings is $1.42 per share. BJRI has been the subject of several other reports. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $43.00 price objective on shares of BJ's Restaurants in a research report on Friday. Barclays cut their target price on BJ's Restaurants from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Benchmark downgraded BJ's Restaurants from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on BJ's Restaurants from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BJ's Restaurants has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $38.57. BJ's Restaurants Stock Down 1.6 % NASDAQ:BJRI opened at $33.44 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $32.90 and a 200-day moving average of $33.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $781.93 million, a PE ratio of 26.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 2.10. BJ's Restaurants has a 52 week low of $26.25 and a 52 week high of $38.87. BJ's Restaurants ( NASDAQ:BJRI - Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The restaurant operator reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $325.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $324.97 million. BJ's Restaurants had a net margin of 2.24% and a return on equity of 7.98%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.16) earnings per share. Institutional Investors Weigh In On BJ's Restaurants A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BJRI. 272 Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants in the second quarter valued at about $1,173,000. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. increased its holdings in shares of BJ's Restaurants by 21.0% during the first quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 296,176 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $10,716,000 after buying an additional 51,364 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants during the second quarter worth approximately $3,250,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants during the second quarter worth approximately $187,000. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of BJ's Restaurants by 6.2% during the second quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 142,622 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $4,949,000 after purchasing an additional 8,323 shares during the last quarter. 99.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Insider Activity In other news, CEO C Bradford Richmond bought 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $29.40 per share, with a total value of $73,500.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 16,905 shares in the company, valued at $497,007. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Insiders own 4.90% of the company's stock. BJ's Restaurants Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) 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. 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