Teacher Retirement System of Texas Trims Holdings in BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ

Key Points

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its stake in BJ's by 86.9% in Q4, selling 531,190 shares and leaving it with 80,228 shares worth $7.22 million (about 0.06% of the company).
• BJ's beat Q4 expectations, reporting $0.96 EPS vs. $0.93 expected and $5.58 billion in revenue (up 5.6% YoY), and set FY2026 guidance of $4.40–$4.60 EPS (analysts average ~4.52).
• Insiders sold stock on April 15 under pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plans—CEO Robert Eddy sold 8,000 shares and an SVP sold 2,050 shares—and insiders now own about 1.40% of the shares.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its stake in BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ - Free Report) by 86.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 80,228 shares of the company's stock after selling 531,190 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned about 0.06% of BJ's Wholesale Club worth $7,223,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club by 224.1% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 27,502 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,476,000 after purchasing an additional 19,017 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club by 26.5% in the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 126,539 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,394,000 after purchasing an additional 26,532 shares in the last quarter. SageGuard Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club in the fourth quarter valued at $1,534,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club by 35.3% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,954 shares of the company's stock valued at $176,000 after purchasing an additional 510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club in the fourth quarter valued at $919,000. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BJ's Wholesale Club Price Performance

BJ's Wholesale Club stock opened at $94.22 on Monday. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $86.68 and a 52 week high of $120.33. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $96.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market cap of $12.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.51, a PEG ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.33.

BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $5.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. BJ's Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 transaction of $728,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 306,330 shares in the company, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 the business's 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. The trade was a 12.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BJ. Barclays cut BJ's Wholesale Club from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $115.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. William Blair reiterated a "mixed" rating on shares of BJ's Wholesale Club in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on BJ's Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on BJ's Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $107.63.

BJ's Wholesale Club Company Profile

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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