Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN Invests $4.53 Million in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ

Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 50,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,530,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BJ. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 5,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $488,000 after buying an additional 559 shares in the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 38,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,472,000 after acquiring an additional 5,150 shares in the last quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 167,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,616,000 after acquiring an additional 8,950 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 84,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,633,000 after acquiring an additional 1,423 shares during the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BJ has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Evercore restated a “positive” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $139.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Thursday, January 8th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.63.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock opened at $92.42 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.16. 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 price is $97.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.08. The company has a market capitalization of $11.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.10, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.33.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $5.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.96 EPS for the current 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.