BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) shares gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $99.98, but opened at $93.07. BJ’s Wholesale Club shares last traded at $96.42, with a volume of 981,453 shares traded.

BJ’s Wholesale Club News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting BJ’s Wholesale Club this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results beat expectations—adjusted EPS $0.96 and revenue $5.58B topped estimates; comps ex‑fuel rose ~2.6%, membership fees and digital sales showed strong growth. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Strong cash flow and active buybacks support shareholder returns and valuation—management has meaningful repurchase capacity remaining and low leverage on the balance sheet. MarketBeat: BJ’s Wholesale Is Growing, Buying Back Stock, and Still Dirt Cheap
• Neutral Sentiment: FY‑2026 EPS guidance set to $4.40–$4.60 (midpoint ~$4.50), which is roughly in line with consensus but management framed the year as potentially pressured—guidance leaves room for interpretation on growth vs. conservatism. BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction was negative—shares fell after the print as some investors viewed the guidance and commentary as conservative relative to momentum, driving an early sell‑off. BJ’s Wholesale Club shares slip as EPS guidance falls short
• Negative Sentiment: Management warned profitability could face pressure in the year ahead (store openings, mix and margin dynamics), a near‑term risk to margins that investors are pricing in. BJ’s Wholesale Posts Higher Sales, Issues Cautious Profit Outlook

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BJ has been the topic of several recent research reports. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $130.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Friday, February 20th. Melius Research cut BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.19.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 3.9%

The company has a market cap of $12.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.14, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.36. The business has a fifty day moving average of $95.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 28.66% and a net margin of 2.72%.The business’s revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, EVP William C. Werner sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.09, for a total transaction of $637,630.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 50,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,599,862.82. This trade represents a 12.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 25.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 785 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.3% in the second quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 31,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,420,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 3.9% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 16,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,822,000 after purchasing an additional 629 shares in the last quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. increased its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 55.5% during the second quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 3,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,000 after purchasing an additional 1,275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,997,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,242,000 after purchasing an additional 11,203 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Company Profile

BJ’s Wholesale Club, headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, is a membership-based warehouse retailer offering a wide range of products and services primarily to small businesses and individual consumers. The company operates large-format clubs that provide value-priced groceries, health and beauty products, electronics, home goods, furniture, seasonal items and automotive supplies. In addition to its in-club offerings, BJ’s features fuel stations at many locations and operates an e-commerce platform for online ordering and home delivery.

Founded in 1984 as a division of Zayre Corp., BJ’s Wholesale Club quickly expanded throughout the Northeastern United States.