BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) Competitors $31.94 +0.03 (+0.09%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BJRI vs. WEN, CAKE, PZZA, CBRL, BLMN, JACK, BH, NATH, RICK, and DINShould 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), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), Nathan's Famous (NATH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), and Dine Brands Global (DIN). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. BJ's Restaurants vs. Wendy's Cheesecake Factory Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Bloomin' Brands Jack in the Box Biglari Nathan's Famous RCI Hospitality Dine Brands Global Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WEN or BJRI? Wendy's received 225 more outperform votes than BJ's Restaurants when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.67% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 54.53% of users gave BJ's Restaurants an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWendy'sOutperform Votes73762.67% Underperform Votes43937.33% BJ's RestaurantsOutperform Votes51254.53% Underperform Votes42745.47% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WEN or BJRI? 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 RatioWendy's$2.25B1.15$194.36M$0.9513.92BJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.53$16.69M$0.6846.97 Is WEN or BJRI a better dividend stock? Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. BJ's Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Wendy's pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BJ's Restaurants pays out 76.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is WEN or BJRI more profitable? Wendy's has a net margin of 8.65% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.23%. Wendy's' return on equity of 75.56% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wendy's8.65% 75.56% 4.03% BJ's Restaurants 1.23%8.76%3.17% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WEN or BJRI? 86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, WEN or BJRI? Wendy's has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer WEN or BJRI? Wendy's currently has a consensus price target of $18.08, indicating a potential upside of 36.79%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus price target of $40.40, indicating a potential upside of 26.49%. Given Wendy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wendy's 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30BJ's Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to WEN or BJRI? In the previous week, Wendy's had 26 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Wendy's and 3 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Wendy's' score of 0.27 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 4 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BJ's Restaurants 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWendy's beats BJ's Restaurants on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$725.61M$8.88B$23.21B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A5.24%170.23%4.33%P/E Ratio46.9726.0121.6317.79Price / Sales0.531.844.0394.27Price / Cash8.0619.1719.4134.64Price / Book1.975.435.593.99Net Income$16.69M$318.00M$781.29M$247.24M7 Day Performance4.96%3.13%3.25%5.84%1 Month Performance-1.30%-8.24%-4.38%-5.78%1 Year Performance-2.56%-4.86%-1.27%-1.99% BJ's Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BJRIBJ's Restaurants3.6428 of 5 stars$31.94+0.1%$40.40+26.5%-2.7%$725.61M$1.36B46.9722,200Positive NewsWENWendy's4.7755 of 5 stars$13.18-0.9%$18.08+37.2%-31.2%$2.64B$2.25B13.8714,500CAKECheesecake Factory4.3822 of 5 stars$44.40-2.8%$52.13+17.4%+37.8%$2.29B$3.58B13.8847,900Gap UpPZZAPapa Johns International4.3209 of 5 stars$35.15-3.2%$55.25+57.2%-48.4%$1.15B$2.06B12.2512,000Positive NewsCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.2158 of 5 stars$36.65-1.5%$57.13+55.9%-30.7%$815.94M$3.51B20.2577,600Ex-DividendInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBLMNBloomin' Brands3.9729 of 5 stars$6.44-5.3%$14.50+125.2%-73.4%$546.96M$3.95B-58.5487,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJACKJack in the Box4.4416 of 5 stars$24.63+1.1%$47.82+94.2%-58.5%$464.47M$1.57B-12.638,168News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBHBiglari1.9528 of 5 stars$202.20-0.8%N/A+9.0%$460.21M$362.11M1.152,560Short Interest ↑NATHNathan's Famous2.6366 of 5 stars$90.61+0.1%N/A+40.1%$370.50M$146.39M15.62130Positive NewsRICKRCI Hospitality3.6152 of 5 stars$39.04-1.9%$98.00+151.0%-26.9%$346.17M$293.18M69.723,613Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionDINDine Brands Global3.8508 of 5 stars$19.64-6.9%$29.00+47.7%-54.0%$307.01M$812.31M3.273,520Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wendy's Alternatives Cheesecake Factory Alternatives Papa Johns International Alternatives Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Alternatives Bloomin' Brands Alternatives Jack in the Box Alternatives Biglari Alternatives Nathan's Famous Alternatives RCI Hospitality Alternatives Dine Brands Global Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BJRI) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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