BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the twenty ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $106.0625.

BJ has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, August 24th. Wall Street Zen raised BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 29th. Roth Capital reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $97.00 price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Monday, August 24th. William Blair cut BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “mixed” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $100.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th.

Insider Activity at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In other news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 1,500 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.65, for a total value of $144,975.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 13,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,282,448.85. This trade represents a 10.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 73,016 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.02, for a total transaction of $7,303,060.32. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 282,330 shares in the company, valued at $28,238,646.60. This represents a 20.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 87,416 shares of company stock worth $8,699,844. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of BJ’s Wholesale Club

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the second quarter worth about $27,242,000. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the first quarter worth $1,135,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 54,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,902,000 after purchasing an additional 12,784 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 517,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,256,000 after buying an additional 30,095 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 19.6% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 396,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,033,000 after acquiring an additional 64,942 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 1.3%

NYSE BJ opened at $92.12 on Monday. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a 12 month low of $83.21 and a 12 month high of $105.78. The company has a market capitalization of $11.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.16, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.18. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.19.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 21st. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $6.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.97 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 27.40%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.600-4.800 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that BJ’s Wholesale Club will post 4.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc operates a membership-based warehouse club chain in the United States. The company sells a broad selection of products at discounted prices, including groceries, fresh foods, household essentials, electronics, appliances, furniture, apparel, health and beauty products, and seasonal merchandise.

BJ’s also operates gasoline stations at many of its locations and offers services such as optical, tire, and hearing-aid centers at select clubs. Its business combines physical warehouse clubs with digital shopping options, including online ordering, delivery, and curbside pickup where available.