BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI – Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The restaurant operator reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.21, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $349.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $349.18 million. BJ’s Restaurants had a net margin of 2.19% and a return on equity of 7.93%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.50 EPS.
BJ’s Restaurants Price Performance
Shares of BJRI stock opened at $31.51 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.81. BJ’s Restaurants has a one year low of $21.64 and a one year high of $38.87. The firm has a market cap of $736.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 2.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.35 and a quick ratio of 0.28.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Brian S. Krakower sold 1,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.56, for a total value of $56,896.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,652 shares in the company, valued at approximately $272,105.12. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 4.90% of the company’s stock.
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About BJ’s Restaurants
BJ's Restaurants, Inc owns and operates casual dining restaurants in the United States. Its restaurants offer pizzas, craft and other beers, appetizers, entrées, pastas, sandwiches, specialty salads, and desserts. The company was formerly known as Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc and changed its name to BJ's Restaurants, Inc in August 2004.
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