BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) Price Target Raised to $130.00

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) had its price objective upped by DA Davidson from $123.00 to $130.00 in a research note published on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.77 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on BJ. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $108.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.65.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Up 3.1 %

NYSE:BJ opened at $115.85 on Friday. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a one year low of $71.81 and a one year high of $116.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.14. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $99.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.85, a PEG ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $5.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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, analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club will post 3.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of BJ’s Wholesale Club

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Menard Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Menard Financial Group LLC now owns 2,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 4,331,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,009,000 after purchasing an additional 43,106 shares in the last quarter. GTS Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 188.8% in the fourth quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 5,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,000 after purchasing an additional 12,084 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 505,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,136,000 after purchasing an additional 52,340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the fourth quarter worth $1,880,000. 98.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.