BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE: BJ) closed the day trading at $74.72 down -0.28% from the previous closing price of $74.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1826474 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BJ, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 275.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.14 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.72.
On January 04, 2024, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $73 to $70.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’24 when Baldwin Christopher J sold 73,062 shares for $73.95 per share. The transaction valued at 5,403,182 led to the insider holds 173,294 shares of the business.
Werner William C. sold 25,000 shares of BJ for $1,943,243 on Mar 07 ’24. The EVP, Strategy & Development now owns 29,357 shares after completing the transaction at $77.73 per share. On Mar 07 ’24, another insider, Luce Graham, who serves as the EVP, Secretary of the company, sold 7,479 shares for $77.94 each. As a result, the insider received 582,941 and left with 23,971 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BJ now has a Market Capitalization of 9.93B and an Enterprise Value of 12.88B. As of this moment, BJ’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.65 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.56.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BJ has reached a high of $78.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 70.12, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 67.67.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BJ traded about 1.33M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BJ traded about 1.56M shares per day. A total of 132.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.93M. Insiders hold about 0.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.55% stake in the company. Shares short for BJ as of Feb 29, 2024 were 9.37M with a Short Ratio of 7.04, compared to 8.62M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.02% and a Short% of Float of 8.82%.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 17 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.84 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.91 and a low estimate of $0.74, while EPS last year was $0.85. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1, with high estimates of $1.06 and low estimates of $0.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.09 and $3.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.91. EPS for the following year is $4.3, with 18 analysts recommending between $4.5 and $4.14.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $4.85B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.96B to a low estimate of $4.75B. As of the current estimate, BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.72B, an estimated increase of 2.70% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BJ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $20.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.97B, up 2.60% from the average estimate. Based on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $21.7B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $22.46B and the low estimate is $21.19B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 5.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
