BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ Holdings Decreased by Vanguard Group Inc.

Key Points

• Vanguard trimmed its Q4 stake in BJ's by 1.9%, selling 241,543 shares and leaving it with 12,735,784 shares — about 9.73% of the company worth $1.1466 billion.
• BJ's reported an earnings beat with Q results of $0.96 EPS vs. $0.93 expected and $5.58B revenue vs. $5.54B estimated, and set FY2026 guidance of 4.40–4.60 EPS (analysts average 4.52).
• Analysts are mixed: BJ's carries a consensus Hold rating with a $107.63 price target after downgrades and target cuts from Barclays and Jefferies, while Goldman and DA Davidson issued more positive outlooks.

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its stake in BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ - Free Report) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,735,784 shares of the company's stock after selling 241,543 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 9.73% of BJ's Wholesale Club worth $1,146,603,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Davis Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club by 42.9% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 713 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.60% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on BJ shares. Barclays downgraded BJ's Wholesale Club from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $115.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on BJ's Wholesale Club in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered BJ's Wholesale Club from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $120.00 to $90.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $139.00 to $123.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price 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. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BJ's Wholesale Club currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $107.63.

BJ's Wholesale Club Trading Down 0.6%

BJ's Wholesale Club stock opened at $93.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $12.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.33. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $86.68 and a 1 year high of $120.33. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $96.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.28.

BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. BJ's Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 27.55% and a net margin of 2.70%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. BJ's Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at BJ's Wholesale Club

In related news, 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 14,769 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,346,785.11. This trade represents a 12.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 8,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.02, for a total value of $728,160.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 306,330 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,882,156.60. The trade was a 2.55% 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. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

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.

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