Hantz Financial Services Inc. Acquires 19,425 Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ

Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 640.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,459 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,425 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club were worth $2,022,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 42.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at BJ’s Wholesale Club

In other news, CEO Robert W. Eddy sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.02, for a total value of $728,160.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 306,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,882,156.60. This represents a 2.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 2,050 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.19, for a total transaction of $186,939.50. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 14,769 shares in the company, valued at $1,346,785.11. This represents a 12.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Stories Impacting BJ’s Wholesale Club

Here are the key news stories impacting BJ’s Wholesale Club this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target on BJ’s Wholesale Club to $98 from $90, while keeping a neutral rating, signaling improved confidence in the stock’s upside potential. Benzinga analyst update
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup cut its price target to $100 from $118 but still maintained a buy rating, implying the stock still has meaningful upside from current levels. Benzinga analyst update
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlighted BJ’s Q1 earnings beat, with revenue up about 10% and membership fee income at a record level, supported by strong fuel demand and digital sales growth. BJ’s Q1 earnings beat estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company is leaning into value-oriented merchandising, Texas momentum, digital growth, and new Florida locations, which could support long-term sales and traffic. BJ Q1 earnings call takeaways
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary argues the recent selloff may have been excessive and that BJ’s could rebound, but the view is cautious because core merchandise comparable sales remain weak.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentary continue to flag weak core merchandise comps and margin questions, which are tempering enthusiasm despite solid total sales trends.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on BJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Evercore reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $118.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $139.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $105.31.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock opened at $84.90 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $94.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company has a market cap of $10.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.52, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.27. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $83.90 and a 12-month high of $117.00.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 22nd. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $5.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.44 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 26.67% and a net margin of 2.62%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. BJ’s Wholesale Club has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.600 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 4.52 EPS for the current year.

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.