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

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have issued a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.50.

A number of research firms recently commented on BJ. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Monday, December 29th.

BJ’s Wholesale Club News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights BJ’s as a strong momentum stock, citing favorable style scores and recent performance that can attract momentum-focused funds. Here’s Why BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ) is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Industry coverage and company announcements show ongoing store expansion, including new small-format BJ’s Market locations and full-size clubs (Delray Beach, Springfield, North Carolina), supporting revenue growth and geographic diversification. BJ’s prepares to open 2nd small-format location
• Positive Sentiment: Local reporting on openings (Delray Beach BJ’s Market and new clubs at large developments) underscores execution on expansion plans that could incrementally boost membership and same-store sales over time. BJ’s Wholesale Club: Solid Expansion, But Valuation Leaves Little Room For Error
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis notes BJ’s solid unit growth and execution but warns the current valuation leaves little margin for missed execution or macro softness—important context for medium/long-term investors. BJ’s Wholesale Club: Solid Expansion, But Valuation Leaves Little Room For Error
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies pulled its bull rating and downgraded BJ’s, triggering short-term selling pressure and reported share weakness; analyst downgrades can weigh on momentum and limit near-term upside. Jefferies downgrades BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ)

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 17,898 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.71, for a total value of $1,605,629.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 296,735 shares in the company, valued at $26,620,096.85. This represents a 5.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP William C. Werner sold 7,000 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 50,498 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,599,862.82. This represents a 12.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $834,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 31.7% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,791,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,817,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152,591 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 22.4% in the third quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 100,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,326,000 after purchasing an additional 18,288 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.3% in the third quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 924,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,236,000 after purchasing an additional 62,903 shares during the period. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the second quarter valued at $577,000. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BJ opened at $92.36 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.08 billion, a PE ratio of 21.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.33. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a fifty-two week low of $86.68 and a fifty-two week high of $121.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.79.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.07. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 28.66% and a net margin of 2.72%.The firm had revenue of $5.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.35 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.18 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.400 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club will post 3.96 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.