Q3 EPS Estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club Lifted by Analyst

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Analysts at DA Davidson increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 11th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.81. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.82 per share.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.15 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 36.12% and a net margin of 2.62%. The business’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.97 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $76.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Roth Mkm lifted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Melius Research assumed coverage on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, BJ’s Wholesale Club has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.87.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Price Performance

NYSE:BJ opened at $87.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $84.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.76. The stock has a market cap of $11.54 billion, a PE ratio of 21.97, a P/E/G ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 0.76. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a one year low of $63.08 and a one year high of $92.37.

Institutional Trading of BJ’s Wholesale Club

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Davis Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club during the third quarter worth about $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 375.6% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, J.Safra Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the second quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 98.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.57, for a total transaction of $83,570.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 13,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,133,710.62. This represents a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.40, for a total transaction of $873,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 445,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,395,884.80. The trade was a 2.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 34,000 shares of company stock worth $2,818,390 in the last three months. 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.