BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company was formerly known as Beacon Holding Inc. and changed its name to BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. in February 2018. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $80.08 to $81.42
• 50-Day Range: $76.83 to $91.36
• 52-Week Range: $63.08 to $92.37
• Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.83
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $86.07
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BJ's Wholesale Club Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BJ's Wholesale Club scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 211th out of 300 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BJ's Wholesale Club has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BJ's Wholesale Club has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BJ's Wholesale Club are expected to grow by 9.64% in the coming year, from $3.84 to $4.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BJ's Wholesale Club is 20.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BJ's Wholesale Club is 20.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BJ's Wholesale Club has a PEG Ratio of 2.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BJ's Wholesale Club has a P/B Ratio of 6.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.95% of the float of BJ's Wholesale Club has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BJ's Wholesale Club has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BJ's Wholesale Club has recently increased by 16.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

BJ's Wholesale Club does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

BJ's Wholesale Club does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.95% of the float of BJ's Wholesale Club has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BJ's Wholesale Club has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BJ's Wholesale Club has recently increased by 16.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

BJ's Wholesale Club has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for BJ's Wholesale Club this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for BJ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 260% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added BJ's Wholesale Club to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BJ's Wholesale Club insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,980,938.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.00% of the stock of BJ's Wholesale Club is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.60% of the stock of BJ's Wholesale Club is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BJ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BJ shares performed this year?

BJ's Wholesale Club's stock was trading at $66.66 at the start of the year. Since then, BJ shares have increased by 20.3% and is now trading at $80.19.
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How were BJ's Wholesale Club's earnings last quarter?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 22nd. The company reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.09. The firm's revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis.

When did BJ's Wholesale Club IPO?

BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) raised $600 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, June 28th 2018. The company issued 37,500,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$17.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are BJ's Wholesale Club's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of BJ's Wholesale Club include Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.69%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (3.16%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.00%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert W Eddy, Christopher J Baldwin, Scott Kessler, Laura L Felice, Jeff Desroches, William C Werner, Kenneth M Parent, Graham Luce, Joseph Mcgrail, Monica Schwartz, Robert Allan Steele and Brian Poulliot.
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How do I buy shares of BJ's Wholesale Club?

Shares of BJ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of BJ's Wholesale Club own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BJ's Wholesale Club investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Walmart (WMT), Pfizer (PFE), CVS Health (CVS) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/22/2024
• Today: 9/18/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/15/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Variety stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BJ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1531152
• Web: www.bjs.com
• Phone: (774) 512-7400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 34,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $86.07
• High Stock Price Target: $97.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $71.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.88
• P/E Growth: 2.9
• Net Income: $523.74 million
• Net Margins: 2.62%
• Pretax Margin: 3.53%
• Return on Equity: 36.12%
• Return on Assets: 7.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $5.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.71
• Book Value: $12.48 per share
• Price / Book: 6.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 132,709,000
• Free Float: 130,055,000
• Market Cap: $10.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.25