BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Huntington Beach, United States | NasdaqGS
65.12 USD
+1.42
(2.229%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 65.12 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:06 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook looks like a volatile grind higher, driven by recent menu execution gains and a technical bounce off the 200-day average, but the underlying business faces severe headwinds that prevent a strong long-term recommendation. Fundamentally, the company is struggling with deteriorating profitability; earnings are contracting at a double-digit pace, and the balance sheet is fragile with a current ratio of 0.29 and debt-to-equity exceeding 100%. While the forward P/E suggests analysts expect a recovery, the lack of a dividend and the persistent pressure on margins make this a speculative hold rather than a core investment. The options market reflects this tension: traders are buying calls for a potential rebound but are heavily hedging against a drop, signaling uncertainty about whether the operational turnaround will stick. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.084136 |
| MSTL | 0.193435 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.203679 |
| AutoETS | 0.205293 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 1.12 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.963 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 109.378 |
| Revenue per Share | 67.244 |
| Market Cap | 1,385,347,584 |
| Trailing P/E | 33.74 |
| Forward P/E | 23.81 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
| Profit Margins | 2.86% |
| Website | https://www.bjsrestaurants.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move in the near term, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (77.5 and 90.0 for Jan '27 expiration). However, there is a distinct defensive hedge layer with substantial put volume concentrated just below the current price (62.5 and 65.0 for Sept '26), suggesting traders expect volatility or a potential pullback rather than a runaway rally. Implied volatility is elevated on these protective puts, indicating fear of downside risk despite the bullish call skew.
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.92098916 |
| Address1 | 7,755 Center Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 76.5 |
| All Time Low | 0.8125 |
| Ask | 81.92 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 430,900 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 514,643 |
| Average Volume | 514,643 |
| Average Volume10Days | 430,900 |
| Beta | 1.318 |
| Bid | 46.24 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 18.764 |
| 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 | 65.12 |
| Current Ratio | 0.289 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 65.44 |
| Day Low | 63.745 |
| Debt To Equity | 109.378 |
| Display Name | BJ's Restaurants |
| Dividend Date | 1,585,008,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,445,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,445,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.113 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.154 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 129,066,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.09009 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 13.99 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.26 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,805,584,640 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.36957 |
| Eps Forward | 2.73462 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.93 |
| 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 | 64.0202 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0998001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.017178955 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 92.098915 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 74.6 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.479996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1270777 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.46 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 36.660004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2881238 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.46 - 74.6 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 844,867,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 20,446,854 |
| Forward Eps | 2.73462 |
| Forward P E | 23.81318 |
| Free Cashflow | 49,461,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 22,230 |
| Fullday Change | 1.42 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.2292 |
| Fullday Price | 65.12 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.15534 |
| Gross Profits | 222,534,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.048979998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.04643 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 21,273,765 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 1,385,347,584 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_374469 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 40,924,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,588,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,354,926,092 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 64.09 |
| Operating Cashflow | 117,651,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05006 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.21 |
| Phone | 714 500 2400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 65.12 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 63.7 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 27.481781 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.4704754 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.96704197 |
| Profit Margins | 0.028570002 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.167 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.42 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.2292 |
| Regular Market Day High | 65.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 63.745 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 63.745 - 65.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 64.09 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 63.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 65.12 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 361,936 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0277 |
| Return On Equity | 0.104399994 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.064 |
| Revenue Per Share | 67.244 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 21,273,765 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.081 |
| Shares Short | 1,723,846 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,665,477 |
| Short Name | BJ's Restaurants, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.096499994 |
| Short Ratio | 3.2 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | BJRI |
| Target High Price | 82.0 |
| Target Low Price | 65.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 75.375 |
| Target Median Price | 75.0 |
| Total Cash | 14,427,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.678 |
| Total Debt | 434,664,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,432,562,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.93 |
| Trailing P E | 33.740936 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.1561 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 46.12905 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 18.990952 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.41169178 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 361,936 |
| Website | https://www.bjsrestaurants.com |
| Zip | 92,647 |