William Blair Issues Pessimistic Outlook for BJ Earnings

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of BJ's Wholesale Club in a research note issued on Thursday, November 21st. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for BJ's Wholesale Club's current full-year earnings is $3.97 per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on BJ's Wholesale Club from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. 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 target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of BJ's Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of BJ's Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of BJ's Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $93.25.

BJ's Wholesale Club Stock Performance

BJ's Wholesale Club stock traded up $1.66 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $98.40. 2,462,829 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,503,417. The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. BJ's Wholesale Club has a one year low of $63.73 and a one year high of $99.91. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $85.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.47. The company has a market cap of $13.05 billion, a PE ratio of 23.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 0.24.

BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The company reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.09. BJ's Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%. The company had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.97 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Transactions at BJ's Wholesale Club

In related news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.75, for a total transaction of $921,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 434,792 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,413,830. This trade represents a 2.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold 33,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,734,820 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC grew its holdings in BJ's Wholesale Club by 7.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,357,118 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,184,175,000 after purchasing an additional 966,528 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in BJ's Wholesale Club by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,439,358 shares of the company's stock valued at $531,118,000 after buying an additional 217,385 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC grew its stake in BJ's Wholesale Club by 158.9% in the 2nd quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 4,189,932 shares of the company's stock valued at $368,044,000 after buying an additional 2,571,709 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in BJ's Wholesale Club by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,045,590 shares of the company's stock worth $333,680,000 after acquiring an additional 45,288 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in BJ's Wholesale Club by 60.1% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,387,592 shares of the company's stock worth $196,929,000 after acquiring an additional 896,263 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.60% of the company's stock.

BJ's Wholesale Club Company Profile

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.