C WorldWide Group Holding A S Buys Shares of 99,226 BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ

C WorldWide Group Holding A S bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 99,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,933,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 42.9% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the second quarter valued at about $80,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In related news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 8,000 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.02, for a total transaction of $728,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 306,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,882,156.60. The trade was a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 2,050 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.19, for a total value of $186,939.50. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,346,785.11. This trade represents a 12.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on BJ. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Friday, February 20th. DA Davidson raised their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Evercore reissued a “positive” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.63.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Down 0.1%

BJ’s Wholesale Club stock opened at $92.84 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $86.68 and a 52 week high of $120.08. The company has a market capitalization of $11.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.27. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $95.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.28.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.03. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 27.55% and a net margin of 2.70%.The firm had revenue of $5.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.52 EPS for the current year.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club, headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, is a membership-based warehouse retailer offering a wide range of products and services primarily to small businesses and individual consumers. The company operates large-format clubs that provide value-priced groceries, health and beauty products, electronics, home goods, furniture, seasonal items and automotive supplies. In addition to its in-club offerings, BJ’s features fuel stations at many locations and operates an e-commerce platform for online ordering and home delivery.

Founded in 1984 as a division of Zayre Corp., BJ’s Wholesale Club quickly expanded throughout the Northeastern United States.