SageGuard Financial Group LLC Takes $1.53 Million Position in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ

SageGuard Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 17,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,534,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BJ. Ossiam bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 2nd quarter valued at $100,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 81.0% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 6,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,000 after purchasing an additional 3,054 shares in the last quarter. AXA S.A. bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,094,000. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 31.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 276,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,773,000 after purchasing an additional 66,204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 2nd quarter valued at $105,000. 98.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Price Performance

NYSE BJ opened at $93.72 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 0.33. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $86.68 and a 1 year high of $120.33. The business’s fifty day moving average is $97.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.75.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.03. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 27.55% and a net margin of 2.70%.The firm had revenue of $5.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. BJ’s Wholesale Club’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 2,050 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.19, for a total transaction of $186,939.50. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,346,785.11. This represents a 12.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.02, for a total transaction of $728,160.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 306,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,882,156.60. This represents a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on BJ shares. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $139.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays downgraded shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $115.00 to $90.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Melius Research downgraded shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.63.

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.