BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ Shares Sold by Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 65.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,069 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,720 shares during the period. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club were worth $1,871,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 2.2% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,712,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $615,963,000 after purchasing an additional 121,183 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 31.7% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,791,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,817,000 after buying an additional 1,152,591 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,997,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,242,000 after acquiring an additional 11,203 shares during the period. Select Equity Group L.P. raised its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 38.6% during the 2nd quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 2,411,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,028,000 after acquiring an additional 672,122 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,352,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,709,000 after acquiring an additional 29,076 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP William C. Werner sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.09, for a total value of $637,630.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 50,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,599,862.82. This represents a 12.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 17,898 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.71, for a total transaction of $1,605,629.58. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 296,735 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,620,096.85. The trade was a 5.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Performance

NYSE:BJ opened at $92.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $86.68 and a fifty-two week high of $121.10. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.65. The stock has a market cap of $12.08 billion, a PE ratio of 21.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.33.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.07. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.72% and a return on equity of 28.66%. The company had revenue of $5.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.35 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.18 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.400 EPS. Analysts expect that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key BJ’s Wholesale Club News

Here are the key news stories impacting BJ’s Wholesale Club this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights BJ’s as a strong momentum stock, citing favorable style scores and recent performance that can attract momentum-focused funds. Here’s Why BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ) is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Industry coverage and company announcements show ongoing store expansion, including new small-format BJ’s Market locations and full-size clubs (Delray Beach, Springfield, North Carolina), supporting revenue growth and geographic diversification. BJ’s prepares to open 2nd small-format location
• Positive Sentiment: Local reporting on openings (Delray Beach BJ’s Market and new clubs at large developments) underscores execution on expansion plans that could incrementally boost membership and same-store sales over time. BJ’s Wholesale Club: Solid Expansion, But Valuation Leaves Little Room For Error
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis notes BJ’s solid unit growth and execution but warns the current valuation leaves little margin for missed execution or macro softness—important context for medium/long-term investors. BJ’s Wholesale Club: Solid Expansion, But Valuation Leaves Little Room For Error
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies pulled its bull rating and downgraded BJ’s, triggering short-term selling pressure and reported share weakness; analyst downgrades can weigh on momentum and limit near-term upside. Jefferies downgrades BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on BJ. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $123.00 target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, November 24th. Melius Research lowered shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $120.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Barclays cut shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $115.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BJ’s Wholesale Club has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.50.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

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.