William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for BJ Earnings

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 21st. William Blair analyst P. Blee now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.04. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.90 per share.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $78.00 in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.50.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Up 4.3 %

Shares of NYSE:BJ opened at $96.74 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $85.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.47. The company has a market cap of $12.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.25, a PEG ratio of 4.43 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.15. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a one year low of $63.73 and a one year high of $97.53.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The company reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.15 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 35.41%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.97 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Davis Capital Management purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter worth about $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 375.6% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, J.Safra Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club during the second quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.40, for a total value of $873,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 445,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,395,884.80. This represents a 2.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 33,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,734,820. Corporate insiders own 2.00% 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.