BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $105.9333.

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Citigroup cut their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $118.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America began coverage on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th.

Insider Buying and Selling at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, EVP Scott Schmadeke sold 16,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.17, for a total value of $1,520,805.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 20,471 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,886,812.07. This trade represents a 44.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 73,016 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.02, for a total value of $7,303,060.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 282,330 shares in the company, valued at $28,238,646.60. This trade represents a 20.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 7,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $621,000 after acquiring an additional 591 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the second quarter valued at approximately $301,000. Avity Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 33.6% during the 2nd quarter. Avity Investment Management Inc. now owns 110,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,598,000 after acquiring an additional 27,698 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 21,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,079,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 81.2% in the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:BJ opened at $97.84 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.71. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a 12 month low of $83.21 and a 12 month high of $110.92. The firm has a market cap of $12.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.49, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 22nd. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $5.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.44 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 26.67% and a net margin of 2.62%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.14 earnings per share. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club will post 4.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.