BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ - Get Free Report) is anticipated to issue its Q1 2026 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 22nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.91 per share and revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter. BJ's Wholesale Club has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.100-4.300 EPS.
BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $5.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.29 billion. BJ's Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 35.41%. On average, analysts expect BJ's Wholesale Club to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.
BJ's Wholesale Club Trading Up 0.6%
Shares of NYSE BJ traded up $0.72 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $119.04. 2,047,338 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,677,214. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.62, a PEG ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.59. 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 50 day simple moving average of $114.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $103.21. BJ's Wholesale Club has a twelve month low of $76.33 and a twelve month high of $121.10.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
BJ has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup raised shares of BJ's Wholesale Club from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $115.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of BJ's Wholesale Club from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Argus upgraded shares of BJ's Wholesale Club to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of BJ's Wholesale Club from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of BJ's Wholesale Club from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, BJ's Wholesale Club presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.06.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 2,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.74, for a total transaction of $251,454.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 14,240 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,705,097.60. The trade was a 12.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Allan Steele sold 11,813 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.59, for a total value of $1,270,960.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 24,351 shares in the company, valued at $2,619,924.09. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 328,505 shares of company stock worth $37,452,686 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.
About BJ's Wholesale Club
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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.
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