BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) Competitors $36.85 -0.48 (-1.29%) (As of 12:14 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BJRI vs. WEN, CAKE, PZZA, CBRL, BLMN, JACK, BH, DIN, RICK, 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), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), Dine Brands Global (DIN), RCI Hospitality (RICK), and Nathan's Famous (NATH). 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 Dine Brands Global RCI Hospitality Nathan's Famous BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to BJRI or WEN? In the previous week, Wendy's had 19 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Wendy's and 3 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Wendy's' score of 0.65 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Wendy's 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$1.34B0.63$19.66M$1.2529.48Wendy's$2.21B1.57$204.44M$0.9517.98 Which has more volatility and risk, BJRI or WEN? BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do analysts prefer BJRI or WEN? BJ's Restaurants currently has a consensus price target of $38.57, suggesting a potential upside of 4.67%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $20.36, suggesting a potential upside of 19.18%. Given Wendy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Wendy's 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Is BJRI or WEN a better dividend stock? BJ's Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. BJ's Restaurants pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BJRI or WEN? 99.9% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BJRI or WEN? Wendy's received 224 more outperform votes than BJ's Restaurants when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.53% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 54.71% of users gave BJ's Restaurants an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBJ's RestaurantsOutperform Votes51154.71% Underperform Votes42345.29% Wendy'sOutperform Votes73563.53% Underperform Votes42236.47% SummaryWendy's beats BJ's Restaurants on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$840.81M$9.57B$25.22B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A3.65%168.53%4.06%P/E Ratio29.4831.20119.6617.51Price / Sales0.632.313.46134.92Price / Cash9.2921.3621.6537.95Price / Book2.348.955.514.94Net Income$19.66M$317.55M$668.25M$225.30M7 Day Performance1.29%-2.31%-2.68%-1.11%1 Month Performance5.50%3.27%3.46%7.29%1 Year Performance13.00%6.15%13.40%23.06% BJ's Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BJRIBJ's Restaurants3.9207 of 5 stars$36.85-1.3%$38.57+4.7%+14.2%$840.81M$1.34B29.4821,000Positive NewsWENWendy's4.2505 of 5 stars$17.01-0.6%$20.36+19.7%-14.4%$3.47B$2.18B18.0115,300CAKECheesecake Factory4.3111 of 5 stars$51.26+2.8%$47.15-8.0%+47.9%$2.62B$3.54B19.4647,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓PZZAPapa Johns International4.4148 of 5 stars$43.24-3.5%$60.82+40.7%-43.1%$1.41B$2.14B15.6113,200CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.3671 of 5 stars$52.51+2.5%$57.25+9.0%-33.5%$1.17B$3.47B28.3177,600Short Interest ↓BLMNBloomin' Brands3.7823 of 5 stars$12.94+5.5%$19.09+47.5%-51.9%$1.10B$4.55B-111.5587,000JACKJack in the Box4.6472 of 5 stars$44.04-3.2%$59.88+36.0%-48.1%$829.32M$1.57B-23.338,168BHBiglari3.5528 of 5 stars$231.00+0.1%N/A+49.5%$525.76M$361.66M1.312,466Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsDINDine Brands Global4.3289 of 5 stars$31.68+1.7%$44.71+41.1%-37.3%$482.99M$813.84M5.283,520Positive NewsRICKRCI Hospitality3.3611 of 5 stars$52.25+0.4%$98.00+87.6%-8.5%$470.25M$293.79M100.183,219Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageNATHNathan's Famous2.6076 of 5 stars$87.38+5.4%N/A+17.9%$356.95M$143.76M15.53130 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 Dine Brands Global Alternatives RCI Hospitality 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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