DA Davidson Expects Weaker Earnings for BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 11th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.77 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.79. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.82 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s FY2026 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The company reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.09. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 36.12% and a net margin of 2.62%. The business had revenue of $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. BJ’s Wholesale Club’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $92.00 in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $76.00 to $78.00 in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Melius Research started coverage on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $90.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $87.33.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:BJ opened at $89.64 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a 12 month low of $63.08 and a 12 month high of $92.37. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $84.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.63. The company has a market cap of $11.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64, a PEG ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.24.

Insider Transactions at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.47, for a total value of $940,170.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 423,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,221,502.24. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.57, for a total value of $83,570.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 13,566 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,133,710.62. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.47, for a total transaction of $940,170.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 423,792 shares in the company, valued at $36,221,502.24. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 34,000 shares of company stock worth $2,818,390. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Planning lifted its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 9,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 898 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 99.9% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 764,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,151,000 after purchasing an additional 382,114 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 96.8% during the first quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 19,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,501,000 after acquiring an additional 9,759 shares during the last quarter. LVW Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club during the second quarter worth about $589,000. Finally, Bayesian Capital Management LP bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the first quarter worth approximately $908,000. 98.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates warehouse clubs on the eastern half of the United States. It provides groceries, general merchandise, gasoline and other ancillary services, coupon books, and promotions. The company sells its products through the websites BJs.com, BerkleyJensen.com, and Wellsleyfarms.com, as well as the mobile app.