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The fair value price target for BJ’s Restaurants has been adjusted slightly, moving from US$44.78 to US$44.56, a change of about 0.5%. This small trim sits against a backdrop of mixed analyst views, where targets generally cluster from the high US$30s to the high US$40s and ratings range from Buy to Underweight as opinions split on same store sales and unit growth. Read on to see how to interpret these shifts and keep track of the evolving story around BJ’s Restaurants.
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Benchmark lifted its BJ’s Restaurants price target to US$48 from US$44 and keeps a Buy rating, pointing to what it calls the traffic driven nature of same store sales momentum and Q4 results and guidance that it describes as solid.
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Mizuho raised its target to US$44 from US$42 while maintaining a Neutral stance. The firm notes that this reflects updated assumptions following recent earnings and sector work rather than a shift to a more aggressive view.
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Citi previously increased its target to US$49 from US$45 with a Neutral rating, indicating room in its model for BJ’s Restaurants at the upper end of the current Street range.
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Barclays moved its target to US$42 from US$39 but keeps an Underweight rating, signaling ongoing caution even as its valuation mark has adjusted.
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DA Davidson started coverage at Neutral with a US$38 price target and highlights that, in its view, valuation may stay relatively muted until there is clearer visibility on what it calls meaningful unit expansion and related earnings growth.
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BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse issued fiscal 2026 guidance that includes comparable restaurant sales growth of 1% to 3% and restaurant level operating profit in a range of US$221 million to US$233 million.
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The company reported repurchasing 167,024 shares for US$5.37 million between October 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, bringing total buybacks under its April 22, 2014 authorization to 15,623,872 shares for US$582.63 million, or 66.8% of the approved amount.
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BJ’s launched the Monster Pizookie as a limited time seasonal dessert on March 12, offered in regular size and a shareable Pizookie Platter for dine in orders while supplies last.
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Beginning April 30, the chain added a Biscoff Pizookie and brought back the Dubai Chocolate Pizookie for a limited time, expanding its Pizookie dessert lineup.