DA Davidson Has Strong Forecast for BJ FY2025 Earnings

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Research analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research note issued on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.99 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $5.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.12 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share.

BJ has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective 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. UBS Group raised their target price 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. TD Cowen upped their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.88.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Performance

Shares of BJ stock opened at $105.23 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.76. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a fifty-two week low of $68.36 and a fifty-two week high of $108.00. The company has a market capitalization 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 has a 50 day moving average price of $97.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $89.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GTS Securities LLC grew its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 188.8% in the fourth quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 5,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,000 after purchasing an additional 12,084 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 505,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,136,000 after buying an additional 52,340 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,880,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the fourth quarter valued at $843,000. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 248,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,248,000 after acquiring an additional 6,731 shares in the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

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.