Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK) vs. BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) Head-To-Head Comparison

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) and Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.6% of BJ’s Wholesale Club shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of BJ’s Wholesale Club shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BJ’s Wholesale Club and Bolt Projects”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BJ’s Wholesale Club	$20.50 billion	0.61	$534.42 million	$4.34	21.84
Bolt Projects	$3.14 million	0.53	-$65.39 million	($11.70)	-0.03

BJ’s Wholesale Club has higher revenue and earnings than Bolt Projects. Bolt Projects is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ’s Wholesale Club, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for BJ’s Wholesale Club and Bolt Projects, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ’s Wholesale Club	1	9	9	0	2.42
Bolt Projects	1	0	0	0	1.00

BJ’s Wholesale Club presently has a consensus price target of $109.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.29%. Given BJ’s Wholesale Club’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BJ’s Wholesale Club is more favorable than Bolt Projects.

Volatility and Risk

BJ’s Wholesale Club has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bolt Projects has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BJ’s Wholesale Club and Bolt Projects’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ’s Wholesale Club	2.72%	28.66%	7.99%
Bolt Projects	-774.20%	N/A	-249.44%

Summary

BJ’s Wholesale Club beats Bolt Projects on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

About Bolt Projects

Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. operates as a material solutions company. The company offers B-SILK PROTEIN, a biodegradable ingredient for the beauty and personal care industry. Its products also include MYLO, a mycelium-based leather material; and MICROSILK, a silk fiber. The company is based in San Francisco, California.