BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BJ's Wholesale Club in a research report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.93 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.86. The consensus estimate for BJ's Wholesale Club's current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BJ's Wholesale Club's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.55 EPS.
Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group upped their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $108.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $87.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Roth Mkm upped their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $108.71.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on BJ
Shares of NYSE BJ opened at $110.35 on Monday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $14.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28. BJ's Wholesale Club has a 1-year low of $71.81 and a 1-year high of $118.40. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $103.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.76.
BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $5.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.29 billion. BJ's Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%.
In other news, Director Robert Allan Steele sold 11,813 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.59, for a total value of $1,270,960.67. Following the sale, the director now owns 24,351 shares in the company, valued at $2,619,924.09. This represents a 32.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP William C. Werner sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.41, for a total value of $2,208,200.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 31,308 shares in the company, valued at $3,456,716.28. This represents a 38.98 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BJ. Pathstone Holdings LLC boosted its position in BJ's Wholesale Club by 2.7% during the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 21,123 shares of the company's stock worth $1,742,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank boosted its position in BJ's Wholesale Club by 5.8% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,809 shares of the company's stock worth $314,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in BJ's Wholesale Club by 0.6% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 839,101 shares of the company's stock worth $69,209,000 after purchasing an additional 5,350 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. boosted its position in BJ's Wholesale Club by 14.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 5,021 shares of the company's stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club by 21.6% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,019 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,290,000 after acquiring an additional 9,224 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.60% of the company's stock.
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.
This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected].
Before you consider BJ's Wholesale Club, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and BJ's Wholesale Club wasn't on the list.
While BJ's Wholesale Club currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.