BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) News Today $34.17 -1.26 (-3.56%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.34 +0.16 (+0.48%) As of 08/1/2025 04:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Why Is BJ's Restaurants Down Today?Toggle Visibility of Why Is BJ's Restaurants Down Today?BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) shares are reacting to a mix of strong Q2 results, strategic growth initiatives and analyst price-target boosts. Investors are focused on beat-and-raise earnings, comparable‐sales targets and renewed upside from broker updates. Key drivers behind the stock’s movement include: Positive Sentiment: Q2 EPS Beat: Reported earnings of $0.97 per share topped consensus estimates of $0.69 and improved from $0.72 a year ago. BJ’s Restaurants beats Q2 estimates with strong profit growth Positive Sentiment: Revenue and Margins: Q2 sales of $365.6 million exceeded forecasts of $362.7 million, up 4.5% year-over-year, with a net margin of 1.64% and a 10.35% return on equity. BJ's Restaurants Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates Positive Sentiment: Comp Sales & Traffic: Management is targeting 2% comparable‐sales growth and unveiled a pizza-platform upgrade as restaurant traffic climbs. BJ's Restaurants outlines 2% comp sales growth target and unveils pizza platform upgrade as traffic climbs Positive Sentiment: Price-Target Upside: Piper Sandler lifted its target from $36 to $40 (≈17% upside) while maintaining a neutral rating. Benzinga Positive Sentiment: Additional Analyst Support: Analysts at AmericanBankingNews set a $38 target, reflecting renewed bullishness on growth prospects. Analysts Set BJ's Restaurants Price Target at $38.00 Neutral Sentiment: Pre-Earnings Preview: Yahoo Finance published “Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings” outlining BJRI’s key metrics. BJ's Restaurants Inc Q2 2025: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings Neutral Sentiment: Call Highlights: Yahoo Finance recapped strong sales growth in its Q2 call summary. BJ's Restaurants Inc Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights Neutral Sentiment: Earnings Transcripts: Full Q2 call transcripts are available on MSN. BJ’s Restaurants Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Neutral Sentiment: Earnings Transcripts: Seeking Alpha provided the full Q2 earnings-call transcript. BJ's Restaurants Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Neutral Sentiment: Earnings Transcripts: GuruFocus also posted the Q2 call transcript. Q2 2025 BJ's Restaurants Inc Earnings Call Transcript Neutral Sentiment: Official Results: The company’s GlobeNewswire release detailed Q2 financials. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2025 Results Neutral Sentiment: In-Line With Estimates: Yahoo Finance noted Q2 results were generally in line with expectations. BJ's (NASDAQ:BJRI) Reports Q2 In Line With Expectations Posted 11h agoAI Generated. May Contain Errors. BJRI Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 Time Period Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Takes $1.17 Million Position in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI)2 hours ago | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Shares Gap Up After Better-Than-Expected Earnings3 hours ago | americanbankingnews.comBJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 1 at 1:07 PM | msn.comBJ's Restaurants Inc (BJRI) Q2 2025: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of EarningsAugust 1 at 8:07 AM | finance.yahoo.comBJ's Restaurants Inc (BJRI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth and ...August 1 at 8:07 AM | finance.yahoo.comQ2 2025 BJ's Restaurants Inc Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 31 at 12:41 AM | gurufocus.comBJ’s Restaurants beats Q2 estimates with strong profit growthJuly 31 at 10:05 PM | investing.comBJ's Restaurants outlines 2% comp sales growth target and unveils pizza platform upgrade as traffic climbsJuly 31 at 10:05 PM | msn.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 31 at 10:04 PM | seekingalpha.comBJ's (NASDAQ:BJRI) Reports Q2 In Line With ExpectationsJuly 31 at 5:03 PM | finance.yahoo.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2025 ResultsJuly 31 at 4:02 PM | globenewswire.comAnalysts Set BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Price Target at $38.00July 31 at 3:25 AM | americanbankingnews.comBJ's (BJRI) Reports Q2: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of EarningsJuly 30 at 7:52 PM | msn.comVictory Capital Management Inc. Has $1.85 Million Stock Position in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI)July 30 at 3:06 AM | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants Shows Rising Relative Price Performance; Still Shy Of Key BenchmarkJuly 28, 2025 | msn.comBJ's Restaurants: Good Company, But Growth Yet-To-UnfoldJuly 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Given Average Recommendation of "Reduce" by AnalystsJuly 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comCerity Partners LLC Buys Shares of 16,645 BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI)July 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comWilliam Blair Expects Reduced Earnings for BJ's RestaurantsJuly 26, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comWilliam Blair Boosts Earnings Estimates for BJ's RestaurantsJuly 26, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comWilliam Blair Forecasts Weaker Earnings for BJ's RestaurantsJuly 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ’s Restaurants, Inc. Announces Date for Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 24, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWilliam Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of BJRI Q2 EarningsJuly 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comWakefield Asset Management LLLP Acquires Shares of 29,871 BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI)July 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants (BJRI) Expected to Announce Earnings on ThursdayJuly 23, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. Announces Date for Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference ...July 22, 2025 | gurufocus.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. to Release Second Quarter 2025 Results and Host Investor Conference Call on July 31July 22, 2025 | quiverquant.comQBJ's Restaurants, Inc. Announces Date for Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 22, 2025 | globenewswire.comJackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI)July 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comBarclays Boosts BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Price Target to $37.00July 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants (BJRI) to Release Earnings on ThursdayJuly 17, 2025 | marketbeat.com3 Reasons BJRI is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadJuly 14, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com7,401 Shares in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Bought by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLCJuly 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Trading Down 3.2% - Should You Sell?July 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Upgraded at Wall Street ZenJuly 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Receives Average Recommendation of "Reduce" from AnalystsJuly 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Reaches New 12-Month High - What's Next?July 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJRI BJ's Restaurants, Inc. - Seeking AlphaJune 26, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBJ's’s Q1 Earnings Call: Our Top 5 Analyst QuestionsJune 26, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comBJ's Restaurants Invites You to Get Toasted this Summer with the Graham Cracker S'mores Pizookie® and All-New Seasonal BrewsJune 26, 2025 | prnewswire.comBJRI - BJ's Restaurants Inc Executives - MorningstarJune 24, 2025 | morningstar.comMBJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Sets New 1-Year High - Should You Buy?June 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Shares Purchased by GAMMA Investing LLCJune 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ’s Restaurants Appoints CEO Lyle Tick to BoardJune 18, 2025 | tipranks.comBJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Sets New 52-Week High - Still a Buy?June 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Shares Sold by Bank of America Corp DEJune 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comUBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Raises Position in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI)June 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) Given Average Recommendation of "Reduce" by BrokeragesJune 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comTwo Sigma Investments LP Decreases Stock Holdings in BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI)June 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comBJ's Restaurants Elevates Insider Lyle Tick To CEO: Retail Sentiment Keeps Low As CFO Steps DownJune 6, 2025 | msn.com 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 BJRI Media Mentions By Week BJRI Media Sentiment Learn about the media sentiment score. Each headline receives a score ranging from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). 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