Roth Capital Has Positive Estimate for BJ FY2025 Earnings

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note issued on Monday, November 25th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $4.02 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.89. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.97 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on BJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $76.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Melius Research started coverage on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. 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 research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BJ’s Wholesale Club has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.25.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of BJ stock opened at $98.33 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $85.61. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a twelve month low of $63.73 and a twelve month high of $99.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.76. The company has a market capitalization of $13.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.64, a PEG ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 0.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 66.9% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 37,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,053,000 after purchasing an additional 14,831 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at about $55,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 129.0% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 38,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,215,000 after buying an additional 21,957 shares during the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 47.3% during the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 2,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 1.9% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 18,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,495,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.75, for a total transaction of $921,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 434,792 shares in the company, valued at $36,413,830. This trade represents a 2.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold 33,000 shares of company stock worth $2,734,820 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

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.