Brokers Issue Forecasts for BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:BJ)

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Analysts at DA Davidson cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 25th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.83. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.83 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s FY2025 earnings at $3.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.38 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on BJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of 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 report on Monday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $75.00 to $92.00 in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Bank of America decreased their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, Loop Capital increased their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 11th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.31.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 0.0 %

NYSE BJ opened at $82.02 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $83.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $82.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.15. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a fifty-two week low of $63.08 and a fifty-two week high of $92.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of 21.30, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 2nd quarter valued at $45,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 394.5% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 501 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 103.6% in the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the period. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, EVP Graham Luce sold 16,596 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.15, for a total transaction of $1,512,725.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 14,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,288,040.65. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 11,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.90, for a total transaction of $955,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 467,792 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,651,124.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Graham Luce sold 16,596 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.15, for a total transaction of $1,512,725.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 14,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,288,040.65. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 79,438 shares of company stock valued at $6,980,938 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.