BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) Receives $107.63 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.6250.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $120.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Melius Research lowered BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, January 23rd.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:BJ opened at $99.62 on Monday. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a 1 year low of $86.68 and a 1 year high of $121.10. The company has a market capitalization of $12.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.36. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $97.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $94.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.16.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 27.55% and a net margin of 2.70%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. Analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club will post 3.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 147.9% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Davis Capital Management bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.