Private Advisor Group LLC Sells 3,416 Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ)

Private Advisor Group LLC cut its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 54.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,886 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,416 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club were worth $258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,357,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,184,175,000 after buying an additional 966,528 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 3.5% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,439,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $531,118,000 after purchasing an additional 217,385 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,763,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,926,000 after purchasing an additional 337,217 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 45,288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 60.1% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,387,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $196,929,000 after buying an additional 896,263 shares during the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BJ has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. UBS Group lifted their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $87.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.24.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSE BJ opened at $100.15 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $98.53 and its 200 day moving average is $91.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.23 billion, a PE ratio of 24.07, a P/E/G ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $71.81 and a twelve month high of $108.00.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc engages in the operation of membership warehouse clubs. Its product categories include grocery, household and pet, television and electronics, furniture, computer and tablets, patio and outdoor living, lawn and garden, baby and kids, toys, home, health and beauty, appliances, and jewelry.