BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) Stock: Insider Laura Felice Sells 10,000 Shares

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) EVP Laura Felice sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.53, for a total transaction of $1,105,300.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 84,416 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,330,500.48. This represents a 10.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Price Performance

BJ traded up $1.48 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $110.94. 1,776,306 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,985,250. The company has a market cap of $14.01 billion, a PE ratio of 24.28, a P/E/G ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.12. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.66. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $83.21 and a 1 year high of $112.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 21st. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $6.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.97 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.62% and a return on equity of 27.40%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.14 EPS. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.600-4.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.70 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group boosted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $109.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Citigroup raised their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $100.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. Weiss Ratings raised BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. TD Cowen initiated coverage on BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note on Friday, October 30th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Essential Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 81.2% in the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc operates membership-based warehouse clubs in the United States. The company sells a wide selection of groceries, fresh foods, household essentials, electronics, furniture, appliances, apparel, health and beauty products, and other general merchandise. Its business model is built around offering products in bulk and at discounted prices to members.

BJ’s also operates gas stations at many of its warehouse clubs and provides services such as optical centers, tire centers, home improvement services, and online grocery fulfillment in select locations.