BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ Stock Holdings Cut by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reduced its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 0.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,914,561 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,032 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club were worth $188,439,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,930,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,164,114,000 after purchasing an additional 4,704,423 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,514,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $586,513,000 after buying an additional 737,130 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,471,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,627,000 after buying an additional 389,327 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,452,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,834,000 after buying an additional 179,723 shares during the last quarter. Finally, River Road Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 3,403,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,436,000 after buying an additional 297,952 shares in the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup cut their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $118.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Bank of America started coverage on BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In related news, EVP Scott Schmadeke sold 16,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.17, for a total value of $1,520,805.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,471 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,886,812.07. This trade represents a 44.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE BJ opened at $92.85 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $11.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.34, a PEG ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 0.22. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.46. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $83.21 and a 52 week high of $110.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.73.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 22nd. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.06. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.62% and a return on equity of 26.67%. The firm had revenue of $5.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.14 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.