Roth Capital Has Bullish Estimate for BJ FY2025 Earnings

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Roth Capital lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club in a note issued to investors 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 prior forecast of $3.89. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.95 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.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on BJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $76.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective 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. Melius Research started coverage on BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on 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. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BJ’s Wholesale Club has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.25.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BJ opened at $96.77 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a fifty-two week low of $63.73 and a fifty-two week high of $99.91. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $86.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.75. The firm has a market cap of $12.83 billion, a PE ratio of 23.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 0.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,763,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,926,000 after purchasing an additional 337,217 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 66.9% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 37,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,053,000 after buying an additional 14,831 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $55,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 129.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 38,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,215,000 after buying an additional 21,957 shares during the period. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 47.3% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 2,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.75, for a total transaction of $921,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 434,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,413,830. This represents a 2.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders sold 33,000 shares of company stock worth $2,734,820. 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.