BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) Competitors $97.07 -9.09 (-8.56%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$97.28 +0.20 (+0.21%) As of 08/22/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BJ vs. COST, WMT, CPNG, JD, CDW, BURL, CHWY, SFM, ACI, and WShould you be buying BJ's Wholesale Club stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BJ's Wholesale Club include Costco Wholesale (COST), Walmart (WMT), Coupang (CPNG), JD.com (JD), CDW (CDW), Burlington Stores (BURL), Chewy (CHWY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Albertsons Companies (ACI), and Wayfair (W). BJ's Wholesale Club vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Walmart Coupang JD.com CDW Burlington Stores Chewy Sprouts Farmers Market Albertsons Companies Wayfair BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Is BJ or COST more profitable? Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 2.92% compared to BJ's Wholesale Club's net margin of 2.76%. BJ's Wholesale Club's return on equity of 31.98% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BJ's Wholesale Club2.76% 31.98% 8.16% Costco Wholesale 2.92%30.48%10.52% Does the media prefer BJ or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 60 more articles in the media than BJ's Wholesale Club. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 41 mentions for BJ's Wholesale Club. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat BJ's Wholesale Club's score of 0.62 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BJ's Wholesale Club 14 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 67 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BJ or COST? BJ's Wholesale Club currently has a consensus target price of $116.82, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $1,050.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.54%. Given BJ's Wholesale Club's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BJ's Wholesale Club is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BJ's Wholesale Club 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more volatility & risk, BJ or COST? BJ's Wholesale Club has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BJ or COST? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Wholesale Club. BJ's Wholesale Club is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBJ's Wholesale Club$20.50B0.63$534.42M$4.3022.58Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.67$7.37B$17.6354.37 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BJ or COST? 98.6% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of BJ's Wholesale Club shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCostco Wholesale beats BJ's Wholesale Club on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BJ's Wholesale Club News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BJ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BJ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BJ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBJ's Wholesale ClubCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.02B$32.83B$16.43B$20.92BDividend YieldN/A2.57%3.10%3.58%P/E Ratio22.5840.0418.7129.13Price / Sales0.631.9247.1253.00Price / Cash17.4316.3914.8823.54Price / Book6.947.515.815.45Net Income$534.42M$1.23B$687.69M$992.10M7 Day Performance-6.04%0.84%0.49%2.61%1 Month Performance-7.34%4.34%-2.45%1.46%1 Year Performance17.27%25.25%5.16%10.72% BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BJBJ's Wholesale Club2.8936 of 5 stars$97.07-8.6%$116.82+20.3%+18.9%$14.02B$20.50B22.5833,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.3548 of 5 stars$988.74+0.8%$1,050.00+6.2%+9.2%$438.48B$268.78B56.08333,000Trending NewsInsider TradeWMTWalmart4.6581 of 5 stars$104.01+0.3%$106.67+2.6%+28.1%$830.08B$680.99B44.452,100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCPNGCoupang3.1125 of 5 stars$27.70-0.5%$30.57+10.4%+25.0%$50.28B$32.26B138.4895,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastJDJD.com4.823 of 5 stars$31.18-1.0%$43.31+38.9%+19.7%$43.55B$158.76B7.59465,626Trending NewsCDWCDW4.661 of 5 stars$160.15-1.7%$202.00+26.1%-25.8%$21.09B$21.88B19.8915,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBURLBurlington Stores4.4921 of 5 stars$270.57-0.3%$317.57+17.4%+4.8%$17.07B$10.63B33.2077,532Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCHWYChewy4.1354 of 5 stars$35.87-0.7%$43.78+22.0%+50.3%$14.89B$11.86B40.3118,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.8768 of 5 stars$148.74-0.2%$171.87+15.5%+52.4%$14.54B$7.72B30.6135,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementACIAlbertsons Companies4.1483 of 5 stars$19.36-1.8%$24.06+24.3%-6.0%$10.84B$80.39B11.80195,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WWayfair3.7689 of 5 stars$71.87-0.7%$65.96-8.2%+86.1%$9.32B$11.85B-29.9513,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COST Competitors WMT Competitors CPNG Competitors JD Competitors CDW Competitors BURL Competitors CHWY Competitors SFM Competitors ACI Competitors W Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BJ) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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