BJ's Restaurants (BJRI Quick QuoteBJRI - Free Report) reported $344.34 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.4%. EPS of $0.47 for the same period compares to $0.34 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $337.4 million, representing a surprise of +2.06%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +34.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.35.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how BJ's Restaurants performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable restaurant sales: 5.5% versus 3.8% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Number of restaurants: 218 versus 218 estimated by six analysts on average.
• Restaurant operating weeks: 2,834 compared to the 2,833 average estimate based on four analysts.

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Shares of BJ's Restaurants have returned +2.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.