With 0.49 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.41 million shares. The 52-week range on BJRI shows that it touched its highest point at $41.72 and its lowest point at $27.61 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $41.80. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.50.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of BJRI was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 12.20%, but this was up by 18.10% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 1.11% while six-month performance rose 0.46%. The stock gained 13.74% in the past year, while it has gained 6.05% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BJRI yields 0.94 with Next year EPS estimates of 2.27. For the next quarter, that number is 0.68. This implies an EPS growth rate of 30.06% for this year and 18.97% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 22.84% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -20.40%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 22.44 million BJRI shares are outstanding with a float of 20.12 million shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for BJRI since 5 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 4 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $1.2945 being high and $1.24471 being low. For BJRI, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $1.26463.
