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BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Huntington Beach, United States | NasdaqGS
63.70 USD +2.07 (3.359%) ⇧ (July 15, 2026, 11:20 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:23 a.m. EDT

The recent price action shows BJ's Restaurants breaking out to new highs, yet the underlying business fundamentals tell a story of stagnation rather than dominance. Revenue growth is merely 2.9%, and earnings are contracting at nearly 30% annually. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing equity and a current ratio well below 1.0, making the company vulnerable to any economic downturn. While the stock has rallied recently, likely driven by a specific product launch or temporary sentiment, the lack of a robust dividend and the weak analyst consensus (mean target of $45 vs current price of $62) suggest this rally may be running out of steam. The options market confirms this hesitation, with traders buying protection against a potential reversal. For investors, this looks like a speculative trade with limited downside cushion and no income floor, rather than a core holding.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
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AutoETS0.124219
AutoARIMA0.124349
MSTL0.129317

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 114.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.260
Excess Kurtosis -0.61
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2020-03-08
Last Dividend Date 2020-03-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 124.192
Revenue per Share 65.249
Market Cap 1,338,778,112
Trailing P/E 32.01
Forward P/E 24.41
Beta 1.31
Profit Margins 3.15%
Website https://www.bjsrestaurants.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest concentrated deep in-the-money (strikes 32.5 to 50) across multiple expirations, suggesting a fear of a significant drop back toward previous lows. Conversely, call activity is sparse and mostly in-the-money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish sentiment despite the recent price surge. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term puts, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent rally can sustain itself.

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2020-03-09 0.13 0.507020
2019-11-07 0.13 0.323383
2019-08-09 0.12 0.320513
2019-05-10 0.12 0.242522
2019-03-11 0.12 0.249532
2018-11-08 0.12 0.180424
2018-08-10 0.11 0.172144
2018-05-11 0.11 0.202952
2018-03-12 0.11 0.251716
2017-11-10 0.11 0.352564
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2020-03-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.13
lastDividendDate 2020-03-09
dividendDate 2020-03-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5658028
Address1 7,755 Center Avenue
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 76.5
All Time Low 0.8125
Ask 78.0
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 361,560
Average Daily Volume3 Month 434,040
Average Volume 434,040
Average Volume10Days 361,560
Beta 1.309
Bid 45.54
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 1
Book Value 17.697
City Huntington Beach
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 63.7
Current Ratio 0.312
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 63.78
Day Low 60.935
Debt To Equity 124.192
Display Name BJ's Restaurants
Dividend Date 1,585,008,000
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,014,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,014,800
Earnings Growth -0.293
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.33
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Ebitda 128,596,000
Ebitda Margins 0.09125
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.494
Enterprise To Revenue 1.231
Enterprise Value 1,735,254,016
Eps Current Year 2.20767
Eps Forward 2.60933
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.99
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,583,712,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.2944
Fifty Day Average Change 14.4056015
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.29223606
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 56.58028
Fifty Two Week High 63.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.07999802
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0012542806
Fifty Two Week Low 28.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 35.24
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.2382292
Fifty Two Week Range 28.46 - 63.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 844,867,800,000
Float Shares 19,442,967
Forward Eps 2.60933
Forward P E 24.412397
Free Cashflow 76,252,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 22,230
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.15455
Gross Profits 217,808,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0677
Held Percent Institutions 1.0221701
Implied Shares Outstanding 21,016,924
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=99411&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,583,712,000
Last Dividend Value 0.13
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,052,800
Long Business Summary BJ's Restaurants, Inc. operates full-service restaurants in the United States. Its restaurants offer pizzas, crafts and other beers, appetizers, entrées, wings, pastas, sandwiches, specialty salads, and Pizookie desserts. The company was formerly known as Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. and changed its name to BJ's Restaurants, Inc. in August 2004. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Huntington Beach, California.
Long Name BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,338,778,112
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_374469
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 44,350,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,588,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,294,012,010
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 61.6
Operating Cashflow 148,876,000
Operating Margins 0.03454
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 2.12
Phone 714 500 2400
Previous Close 61.63
Price Eps Current Year 28.85395
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.5994802
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9499791
Profit Margins 0.03147
Quick Ratio 0.193
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.0699997
Regular Market Change Percent 3.3587532
Regular Market Day High 63.78
Regular Market Day Low 60.935
Regular Market Day Range 60.935 - 63.78
Regular Market Open 61.6
Regular Market Previous Close 61.63
Regular Market Price 63.7
Regular Market Time 1,784,128,828
Regular Market Volume 50,991
Return On Assets 0.028870001
Return On Equity 0.119219996
Revenue Growth 0.029
Revenue Per Share 65.249
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 21,016,924
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.076799996
Shares Short 1,614,609
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,664,201
Short Name BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0917
Short Ratio 2.78
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol BJRI
Target High Price 50.0
Target Low Price 38.0
Target Mean Price 45.0
Target Median Price 45.5
Total Cash 22,671,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.079
Total Debt 462,652,000
Total Revenue 1,409,271,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.99
Trailing P E 32.01005
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0942
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 40.45865
Two Hundred Day Average Change 23.241352
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.5744471
Type Disp Equity
Volume 50,991
Website https://www.bjsrestaurants.com
Zip 92,647