BJ vs. CPNG, JD, CDW, CHWY, SFM, BURL, ACI, MUSA, FND, and GAP
Should you be buying BJ's Wholesale Club stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BJ's Wholesale Club include Coupang (CPNG), JD.com (JD), CDW (CDW), Chewy (CHWY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Burlington Stores (BURL), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Murphy USA (MUSA), Floor & Decor (FND), and GAP (GAP). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.
BJ's Wholesale Club vs. Its Competitors
Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) are both large-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
BJ's Wholesale Club has a net margin of 2.76% compared to Coupang's net margin of 0.82%. BJ's Wholesale Club's return on equity of 31.98% beat Coupang's return on equity.
BJ's Wholesale Club has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coupang. BJ's Wholesale Club is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coupang, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Coupang has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Wholesale Club has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Coupang currently has a consensus target price of $30.08, indicating a potential downside of 0.62%. BJ's Wholesale Club has a consensus target price of $116.12, indicating a potential upside of 7.27%. Given BJ's Wholesale Club's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BJ's Wholesale Club is more favorable than Coupang.
In the previous week, Coupang had 3 more articles in the media than BJ's Wholesale Club. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Coupang and 14 mentions for BJ's Wholesale Club. BJ's Wholesale Club's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Coupang's score of 0.83 indicating that BJ's Wholesale Club is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Coupang shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BJ's Wholesale Club beats Coupang on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:BJ) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
