BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) in the last few weeks:

• 3/10/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $80.00 to $115.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/10/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $102.00 to $121.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $115.00 to $125.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $101.00 to $115.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at Loop Capital from $95.00 to $110.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $98.00 to $115.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at DA Davidson from $123.00 to $130.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $108.00 to $130.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $87.00 to $101.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – BJ’s Wholesale Club had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $100.00 to $115.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Up 2.0 %

BJ opened at $112.65 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $104.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.46. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $71.81 and a 1-year high of $118.40. The stock has a market cap of $14.83 billion, a PE ratio of 27.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $5.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.29 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 35.41%. As a group, research analysts expect that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Robert Allan Steele sold 11,813 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.59, for a total transaction of $1,270,960.67. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 24,351 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,619,924.09. This trade represents a 32.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP William C. Werner sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.41, for a total transaction of $2,208,200.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 31,308 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,456,716.28. This represents a 38.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BJ. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 20,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,787,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,191,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC raised its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 15,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,353,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 66.5% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 7,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $629,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.