BJ's Restaurants stock
BJRINASDAQBJ's Restaurants, Inc., Consumer CyclicalISIN US09180C1062
59Score 59 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
65 / 100
Price history
+49% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 6.6% above it.
Since December 2025 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 47).
The price is 26% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 91% (August 2018 to March 2020).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$59.67
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$51.50
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)47
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$33.42
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$74.26
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. belongs to the Restaurants industry (United States) and, with a market value of $1.17B, is number 28 of 42 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $1.4B (up 3.1% year on year) and earnings of $48.81M (up 192.5%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $1.47B (up 5%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.42 (up 7%).
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- MEQIRI Score 59 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 333 of 602 in Consumer Cyclical, median 61.
- The P/E is 27.1 (Restaurants median 26, own median of recent years 20.7).
- Our model puts fair value at $56.66, with the price 1% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 138% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 69
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strength is momentum, while profitability holds the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 58 to 59.
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $40.47 and expensive above $94.43 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $60.61 (cash-flow model) and $52.70 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $51.37, at 7.8% it would be $64.61.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (26).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 29 Sep 2026, revenue rose 5.3% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 10% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 15%, operating 3%, net 3%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 24 Feb 2027in 104 days
- Last reported
- 5 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.33 (expected $0.17)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $2.42+1.9%
- Revenue
- $1.47B+0.7%
- Earnings per share
- $2.69−1.4%
- Revenue
- $1.53B+0.7%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: −3.6%Guidance for select 2026 metrics raised after a strong first half; commodity inflation expected to subside and margin to increase more substantially in the second half.
“Turning to our 2026 financial outlook, based on our strong first half results, we are raising guidance for select financial metrics.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 30 Jul 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $107,902 in total. 6 insiders sold, $8.03M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Richmond C BradfordPurchase
3 Sept 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $59.50
- Value
- $29,750
- Richmond C BradfordPurchase
2 Sept 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $61.05
- Value
- $30,525
- Richmond C BradfordPurchase
31 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 753
- Price
- $63.25
- Value
- $47,627
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- Elbogen Noah A.Sale
10 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 7,535
- Price
- $70.14
- Value
- $528,505
- Miller Kendra DSale
7 Aug 2026, EVP & General Counsel
- Shares
- 2,978
- Price
- $69.80
- Value
- $207,864
- Miller Kendra DSale
6 Aug 2026, EVP & General Counsel
- Shares
- 10,217
- Price
- $69.31
- Value
- $708,140
- Lynds Gregory SSale
6 Aug 2026, EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
- Shares
- 21,704
- Price
- $68.81
- Value
- $1.49M
- Lynds Gregory SSale
3 Aug 2026, EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
- Shares
- 25,350
- Price
- $67.47
- Value
- $1.71M
- Krakower Brian SSale
18 Jun 2026, EVP & Chief Info. Officer
- Shares
- 7,341
- Price
- $55.17
- Value
- $405,003
- Miller Kendra DSale
18 Jun 2026, EVP & General Counsel
- Shares
- 19,261
- Price
- $55.60
- Value
- $1.07M
- Lynds Gregory SSale
18 Jun 2026, EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
- Shares
- 6,201
- Price
- $55.86
- Value
- $346,388
- Elbogen Noah A.Sale
18 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 4,652
- Price
- $54.00
- Value
- $251,208
- Ottinger Lea AnneSale
18 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 2,792
- Price
- $53.50
- Value
- $149,372
- Rogers HeidiSale
12 Jun 2026, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer
- Shares
- 3,090
- Price
- $53.21
- Value
- $164,419
- Lynds Gregory SSale
11 Jun 2026, EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
- Shares
- 5,537
- Price
- $50.76
- Value
- $281,058
- Miller Kendra DSale
10 Jun 2026, EVP & General Counsel
- Shares
- 7,419
- Price
- $48.56
- Value
- $360,267
- Elbogen Noah A.Sale
29 May 2026, Board
- Shares
- 4,049
- Price
- $47.85
- Value
- $193,745
- Krakower Brian SSale
28 May 2026, EVP & Chief Info. Officer
- Shares
- 3,475
- Price
- $46.71
- Value
- $162,327
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at BJ's Restaurants
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
602 rated companies in Consumer Cyclical
- This company
- 59
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Restaurants
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Wendy'sWEN $1.59B57
- SweetgreenSG $1.53B48
- Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreCBRL $1.48B48
- Arcos Dorados HoldingsARCO $1.46B53
- Biglari HoldingsBH $1.14B43
- Bloomin' BrandsBLMN $877.25M57
- First Watch Restaurant GroupFWRG $837.01M42
- Cannae HoldingsCNNE $731.72M40
ETFs that hold BJ's Restaurants
Held by 12 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.14% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.08% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.06% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
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| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.04% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.03% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.02% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.02% | 0.39% | €188.08M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.01% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 30 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 6 Mar 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.