22,947 Shares in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ Acquired by GSA Capital Partners LLP

GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 22,947 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,001,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 147.9% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Essential Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 81.2% in the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BJ has been the topic of a number of research reports. Gordon Haskett raised BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Bank of America assumed coverage on BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $105.93.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 0.1%

BJ stock opened at $93.42 on Friday. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $83.21 and a one year high of $107.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.93 billion, a PE ratio of 21.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of $91.28 and a 200-day moving average of $93.77.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 22nd. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $5.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.44 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.62% and a return on equity of 26.67%. The business’s revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.14 earnings per share. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.52 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 73,016 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.02, for a total value of $7,303,060.32. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 282,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,238,646.60. The trade was a 20.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Scott Schmadeke sold 16,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.17, for a total value of $1,520,805.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,471 shares in the company, valued at $1,886,812.07. The trade was a 44.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.