William Blair Expects Lower Earnings for BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. William Blair analyst P. Blee now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $4.28 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.30. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s FY2027 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of 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. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $101.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $87.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Friday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.71.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 3.3 %

Shares of BJ stock opened at $111.58 on Monday. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a twelve month low of $71.81 and a twelve month high of $118.40. The stock has a market cap of $14.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.82, a P/E/G ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $100.31 and a 200 day moving average of $92.13. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%. The business had revenue of $5.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.29 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted 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 during the last quarter. Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,191,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 15,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,353,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 66.5% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 3.3% during the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 3,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.