BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) Stock Holdings Increased by JSF Financial LLC

JSF Financial LLC grew its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 4.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,216 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 490 shares during the quarter. JSF Financial LLC’s holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club were worth $1,002,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,357,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,184,175,000 after buying an additional 966,528 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 60.1% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,387,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,929,000 after purchasing an additional 896,263 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 4,834.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 625,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,567,000 after buying an additional 612,535 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 280.5% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 533,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,990,000 after acquiring an additional 393,181 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,763,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,926,000 after acquiring an additional 337,217 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NYSE:BJ opened at $106.43 on Tuesday. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $66.96 and a 52-week high of $107.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.32. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $96.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.20. 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 (NYSE:BJ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 21st. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.29. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%. The company had revenue of $5.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.98 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on BJ shares. Morgan Stanley increased their target price 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. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group lifted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.88.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Profile

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates warehouse clubs on the eastern half of the United States. It provides groceries, general merchandise, gasoline and other ancillary services, coupon books, and promotions. The company sells its products through the websites BJs.com, BerkleyJensen.com, and Wellsleyfarms.com, as well as the mobile app.