Rathbones Group PLC Lowers Holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ

Rathbones Group PLC lowered its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 4.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 328,601 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,506 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC owned about 0.25% of BJ’s Wholesale Club worth $29,584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Davis Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club in the third quarter valued at $34,000. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of BJ opened at $98.05 on Monday. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $86.68 and a one year high of $121.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $97.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $12.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.33.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.54 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 27.55% and a net margin of 2.70%.BJ’s Wholesale Club’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Melius Research cut BJ’s Wholesale Club from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.63.

BJ’s Wholesale Club 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.