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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
$32.40
+3.1%
$34.36
$27.61
$41.72
$736.06M1.78348,468 shs223,135 shs
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
$47.87
+2.3%
$49.61
$33.42
$57.32
$2.47B1.241.18 million shs867,660 shs
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
$31.16
+0.4%
$42.32
$30.20
$64.67
$1.02B1.251.24 million shs805,044 shs
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
$12.68
+1.1%
$14.55
$12.05
$20.65
$2.49B0.614.23 million shs3.62 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
+3.05%+1.95%+1.25%-5.54%+2.05%
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
+2.26%+5.65%+2.26%-1.83%+42.98%
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
+0.39%-3.98%-33.02%-13.47%-48.88%
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
+1.12%-1.63%-18.03%-13.15%-33.33%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
2.849 of 5 stars
2.02.00.82.91.31.71.3
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
4.4019 of 5 stars
3.13.02.51.71.92.52.5
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
4.1982 of 5 stars
4.24.02.50.02.60.02.5
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
4.769 of 5 stars
4.24.01.71.82.42.52.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
2.00
Hold$40.4024.69% Upside
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
2.24
Hold$52.7510.19% Upside
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
2.46
Hold$55.0876.78% Upside
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
2.30
Hold$17.9741.74% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest BJRI, WEN, CAKE, and PZZA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/15/2025
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$67.00 ➝ $62.00
4/15/2025
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$40.00 ➝ $38.00
4/15/2025
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$16.00 ➝ $14.00
4/14/2025
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
Morgan Stanley
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Set Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$39.00
4/10/2025
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$15.00 ➝ $15.00
4/7/2025
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$50.00 ➝ $46.00
3/26/2025
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$45.00 ➝ $40.00
3/20/2025
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$55.00 ➝ $48.00
3/18/2025
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
Robert W. Baird
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Set Price Target$50.00
3/7/2025
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$15.50 ➝ $16.50
3/7/2025
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$15.00 ➝ $16.00
(Data available from 4/18/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
$1.36B0.54$4.02 per share8.06$16.22 per share2.00
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
$3.58B0.69$4.61 per share10.39$6.26 per share7.65
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
$2.06B0.49$3.02 per share10.32($13.54) per share-2.30
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
$2.25B1.11$1.48 per share8.55$1.27 per share9.98
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
$16.69M$0.6847.6518.951.811.23%8.76%3.17%5/1/2025 (Estimated)
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
$101.35M$3.2014.9611.681.314.38%45.89%5.85%4/30/2025 (Estimated)
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
$82.10M$2.5210.8613.042.414.51%-19.61%10.04%5/8/2025 (Estimated)
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
$194.36M$0.9513.3511.322.008.65%75.56%4.03%5/2/2025 (Estimated)

Latest BJRI, WEN, CAKE, and PZZA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/8/2025Q1 2025
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
$0.43N/AN/AN/A$512.48 millionN/A
5/2/2025Q1 2025
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
$0.20N/AN/AN/A$530.11 millionN/A
5/1/2025Q1 2025
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
$0.39N/AN/AN/A$347.70 millionN/A
4/30/2025Q1 2025
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
$0.81N/AN/AN/A$927.17 millionN/A
2/20/2025Q4 2024
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
$0.35$0.47+$0.12-$0.23$336.48 million$344.34 million
2/19/2025Q4 2024
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
$0.91$1.04+$0.13$0.83$912.67 million$920.96 million
2/13/2025Q4 2024
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
$0.24$0.25+$0.01$0.23$564.17 million$574.27 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
$0.521.60%N/A76.47%N/A
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
$1.082.26%N/A33.75%N/A
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
$1.845.91%+16.96%73.02%N/A
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
$1.007.89%+32.49%105.26%N/A

Latest BJRI, WEN, CAKE, and PZZA Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/13/2025
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
quarterly$0.271.99%3/5/20253/5/20253/18/2025
2/13/2025
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
quarterly$0.256.9%3/3/20253/3/20253/17/2025
1/24/2025
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
quarterly$0.464.67%2/10/20252/10/20252/21/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
0.18
0.04
0.28
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
1.19
0.44
0.33
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
N/A
0.80
0.66
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
12.48
1.85
1.83

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
99.95%
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
94.48%
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
N/A
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
85.96%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
4.90%
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
8.10%
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
1.30%
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
17.00%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
22,20022.72 million21.70 millionOptionable
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated stock logo
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
47,50051.64 million46.91 millionOptionable
Papa Johns International, Inc. stock logo
PZZA
Papa Johns International
12,00032.71 million29.74 millionOptionable
The Wendy's Company stock logo
WEN
Wendy's
14,500196.23 million168.99 millionOptionable

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BJ's Restaurants NASDAQ:BJRI

$32.40 +0.96 (+3.05%)
Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$32.38 -0.02 (-0.08%)
As of 04/17/2025 04:05 PM Eastern
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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. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Huntington Beach, California.

Cheesecake Factory stock logo

Cheesecake Factory NASDAQ:CAKE

$47.87 +1.06 (+2.26%)
Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$47.25 -0.62 (-1.30%)
As of 04/17/2025 05:59 PM Eastern
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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. It operates restaurants under the brands comprising The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.

Papa Johns International stock logo

Papa Johns International NASDAQ:PZZA

$31.16 +0.12 (+0.39%)
Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$31.18 +0.02 (+0.06%)
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Papa John's International, Inc. engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages. The North America Franchising segment involves the offering of sales and support activities, development rights, and collection of royalties from franchisees located in the United States and Canada. The North America Commissaries segment includes the eleven full-service regional dough production and distribution and quality control centers. The International Operations segment represents all restaurant operations outside of the United States and Canada. The All Others segment focuses on franchise contributions to marketing funds and sale, company-owned and franchised restaurants, information systems and related services used in restaurant operations, point-of-sale system, online and other technology-based ordering platforms, printing, and promotional items. The company was founded by John H. Schnatter in 1984 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Wendy's stock logo

Wendy's NASDAQ:WEN

$12.68 +0.14 (+1.12%)
Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$12.71 +0.03 (+0.24%)
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The Wendy’s Co. engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy’s U.S., Wendy’s International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy’s U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants in the U.S. The Wendy’s International segment is involved in the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants in countries and territories other than the U.S. The Global Real Estate and Development segment focuses on real estate activity for owned sites and sites leased from third parties. The company was founded by R. David Thomas on November 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.