DA Davidson Has Positive Forecast for BJ FY2025 Earnings

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report issued on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now expects that the company will earn $3.99 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.97. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.95 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.51 EPS.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 21st. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $5.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.12 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on BJ. TD Cowen boosted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.88.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:BJ opened at $105.23 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.14. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a 1 year low of $68.36 and a 1 year high of $108.00. The company has a market cap of $13.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.30, a PEG ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.32. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $97.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BJ. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 66.5% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 78.7% in the fourth quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 652.9% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 527 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter worth about $55,000. 98.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Company Profile

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc engages in the operation of membership warehouse clubs. Its product categories include grocery, household and pet, television and electronics, furniture, computer and tablets, patio and outdoor living, lawn and garden, baby and kids, toys, home, health and beauty, appliances, and jewelry.