Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. BJ’s Restaurant Inc shares valued at $6,520,367 were sold by Trojan Greg on May 16 ’25. At $44.63 per share, Trojan Greg sold 146,102 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 19,896 shares worth approximately $0.91 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Trojan Greg purchased 146,102 shares, netting a total of over 6,501,539 in proceeds.
Before that, Krakower Brian S had sold 3,738 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $165,675, the Chief Information Officer traded BJ’s Restaurant Inc shares for $44.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,738 shares, worth approximately $0.21 million.
As published in a research note from Gordon Haskett on January 08, 2025, BJ’s Restaurant Inc [BJRI] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $36. Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of July 26, 2024, The Benchmark Company has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for BJRI. Earlier on July 18, 2023, Piper Sandler initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for BJRI stock.
Analyzing BJRI Stock Performance
On last trading session,, BJ’s Restaurant Inc [NASDAQ: BJRI] rose 0.46% to $45.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $45.1, but it reached a high of $45.885 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.93%. Over the course of the year, BJ’s Restaurant Inc shares have jumped approximately 29.56%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $46.17 on 06/17/25 and a 52-week low of $28.92 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for BJ’s Restaurant Inc (BJRI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 45.01, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 44.50. In the upper region, resistance lies at 45.96. The next price resistance is at 46.39. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 64.55 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is BJ’s Restaurant Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of BJ’s Restaurant Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 43079.0 shares to 1.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.52 million shares. A jump of 2.75% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.65.
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In terms of BJ’s Restaurant Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 33 in the next 12 months, down nearly -27.17% from the previous closing price of $45.31. Analysts anticipate BJ’s Restaurant Inc stock to reach 33 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 33. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked BJ’s Restaurant Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 18, 2023, Wedbush assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $36.
