BJ’s Restaurant Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.35x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BJRI is 2.14. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BJRI is 21.34M and currently, short sellers hold a 9.65% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BJRI on July 18, 2024 was 361.01K shares.
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BJRI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of BJ’s Restaurant Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) has dropped by -5.26 compared to previous close of 37.23. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-07-18 that BJ’s Restaurants (BJRI) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
BJRI’s Market Performance
BJRI’s stock has fallen by -2.08% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 2.02% and a quarterly rise of 11.09%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.05% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.11% for BJ’s Restaurant Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.93% for BJRI’s stock, with a 7.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BJRI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BJRI stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for BJRI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BJRI in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $35 based on the research report published on July 18, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BJRI reach a price target of $36. The rating they have provided for BJRI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 18th, 2023.
CL King gave a rating of “Buy” to BJRI, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
BJRI Trading at 0.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BJRI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.05%, as shares surge +3.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BJRI fell by -1.75%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +50.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.66. In addition, BJ’s Restaurant Inc. saw -2.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BJRI starting from Krakower Brian S, who sale 1,600 shares at the price of $35.56 back on May 15 ’24. After this action, Krakower Brian S now owns 7,652 shares of BJ’s Restaurant Inc., valued at $56,896 using the latest closing price.
PUCHNER ALEX, the Sr. Vice President Brewing Ops of BJ’s Restaurant Inc., sale 7,713 shares at $38.25 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’24, which means that PUCHNER ALEX is holding 12,222 shares at $295,029 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BJRI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for BJ’s Restaurant Inc. stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 6.58, with 2.29 for asset returns.
Based on BJ’s Restaurant Inc. (BJRI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.69.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 95.68 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 87.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.35.
Conclusion
In conclusion, BJ’s Restaurant Inc. (BJRI) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
