BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) Competitors $34.30 +0.28 (+0.82%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BJRI vs. WEN, CAKE, CBRL, PZZA, BLMN, JACK, BH, RICK, DIN, and NATHShould you be buying BJ's Restaurants stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BJ's Restaurants include Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Dine Brands Global (DIN), and Nathan's Famous (NATH). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. BJ's Restaurants vs. Wendy's Cheesecake Factory Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Papa Johns International Bloomin' Brands Jack in the Box Biglari RCI Hospitality Dine Brands Global Nathan's Famous BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media favor BJRI or WEN? In the previous week, Wendy's had 28 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Wendy's and 5 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Wendy's' score of -0.12 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BJ's Restaurants 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Wendy's 4 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend BJRI or WEN? BJ's Restaurants currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Wendy's has a consensus target price of $19.99, suggesting a potential upside of 36.89%. Given Wendy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wendy's is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BJ's Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Wendy's 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.26 Is BJRI or WEN more profitable? Wendy's has a net margin of 8.76% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 2.24%. Wendy's' return on equity of 70.02% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BJ's Restaurants2.24% 7.98% 2.86% Wendy's 8.76%70.02%3.88% Which has more risk and volatility, BJRI or WEN? BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BJRI or WEN? Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBJ's Restaurants$1.33B0.59$19.66M$1.2527.46Wendy's$2.18B1.36$204.44M$0.9515.37 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BJRI or WEN? Wendy's received 224 more outperform votes than BJ's Restaurants when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 54.54% of users gave BJ's Restaurants an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBJ's RestaurantsOutperform Votes51154.54% Underperform Votes42645.46% Wendy'sOutperform Votes73563.42% Underperform Votes42436.58% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BJRI or WEN? 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryWendy's beats BJ's Restaurants on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BJ's Restaurants News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BJRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BJRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBJ's RestaurantsEating places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$783.23M$9.00B$24.39B$9.15BDividend YieldN/A3.83%167.19%4.04%P/E Ratio27.4629.58110.2417.34Price / Sales0.592.453.72136.07Price / Cash8.7919.8320.3635.97Price / Book2.189.206.704.80Net Income$19.66M$320.68M$675.95M$224.91M7 Day Performance-0.28%1.33%1.27%1.76%1 Month Performance-8.06%-3.28%-2.11%2.22%1 Year Performance12.64%3.54%14.96%20.65% BJ's Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BJRIBJ's Restaurants4.7029 of 5 stars$34.30+0.8%$38.00+10.8%+12.6%$782.73M$1.33B27.4421,000Short Interest ↓WENWendy's4.7416 of 5 stars$14.98+0.3%$20.04+33.8%-23.5%$3.05B$2.21B15.7715,300News CoverageCAKECheesecake Factory3.9609 of 5 stars$48.09-1.6%$49.40+2.7%+51.7%$2.45B$3.54B18.2947,900CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.0117 of 5 stars$55.86-3.4%$57.25+2.5%-24.8%$1.24B$3.49B30.8677,600Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPZZAPapa Johns International4.2021 of 5 stars$37.56+2.0%$59.82+59.3%-51.8%$1.23B$2.10B13.0912,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBLMNBloomin' Brands3.7111 of 5 stars$11.22-2.0%$16.90+50.6%-54.6%$951.94M$4.55B-101.9987,000Short Interest ↑JACKJack in the Box4.6581 of 5 stars$38.57+3.7%$58.35+51.3%-48.7%$726.31M$1.57B-19.788,168Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑BHBiglari3.5577 of 5 stars$221.03+1.3%N/A+40.8%$503.06M$361.66M1.252,466Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑RICKRCI Hospitality1.9975 of 5 stars$52.81-2.6%$98.00+85.6%-16.1%$470.01M$295.60M101.563,219Short Interest ↓DINDine Brands Global4.098 of 5 stars$26.18-1.5%$41.43+58.2%-39.1%$399.14M$813.84M4.363,520NATHNathan's Famous3.0444 of 5 stars$75.86-1.2%N/A+8.5%$309.89M$143.76M14.21130News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wendy's Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives Bloomin' Brands Alternatives Jack in the Box Alternatives Biglari Alternatives RCI Hospitality Alternatives Dine Brands Global Alternatives Nathan's Famous Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BJRI) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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