BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.07 EPS

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.07, Zacks reports. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%. BJ’s Wholesale Club updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.100-4.300 EPS.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Price Performance

NYSE:BJ traded up $11.62 on Thursday, reaching $111.71. 2,015,644 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,604,938. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.28. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a 12 month low of $71.81 and a 12 month high of $112.74. The firm has a market cap of $14.76 billion, a PE ratio of 26.85, a P/E/G ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BJ has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $87.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price 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. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $96.24.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Company Profile

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.