DA Davidson Has Positive Forecast for BJ Q3 Earnings

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.81. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.82 per share.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 22nd. The company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.15 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 36.12% and a net margin of 2.62%. BJ’s Wholesale Club’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.97 earnings per share.

BJ has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Melius Research initiated coverage on BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $90.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America reduced their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $76.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.87.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 0.7 %

BJ’s Wholesale Club stock opened at $88.47 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $11.73 billion, a PE ratio of 22.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 0.76. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a one year low of $63.08 and a one year high of $92.37. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $84.42 and a 200 day moving average of $84.74.

Insider Activity at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In related news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 1,000 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.57, for a total transaction of $83,570.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 13,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,133,710.62. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.57, for a total transaction of $83,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 13,566 shares in the company, valued at $1,133,710.62. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.40, for a total value of $873,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 445,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,395,884.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 34,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,818,390. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BJ. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Davis Capital Management purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 375.6% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the period. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, J.Safra Asset Management Corp purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 2nd quarter valued at $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Company Profile

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates warehouse clubs on the eastern half of the United States. It provides groceries, general merchandise, gasoline and other ancillary services, coupon books, and promotions. The company sells its products through the websites BJs.com, BerkleyJensen.com, and Wellsleyfarms.com, as well as the mobile app.