The stock of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (BJ) has gone up by 2.97% for the week, with a 5.65% rise in the past month and a -1.34% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.89%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.83% for BJ. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.33% for BJ’s stock, with a 8.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE: BJ) Right Now?
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE: BJ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 21.32x compared to its average ratio. BJ has 36-month beta value of 0.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for BJ is 131.25M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.77% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BJ on October 02, 2024 was 1.51M shares.
BJ) stock’s latest price update
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE: BJ)’s stock price has increased by 2.42 compared to its previous closing price of 82.48. However, the company has seen a 2.97% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-10-01 that MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ), a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs, today announced the must-have toys for the holiday season, all at an unbeatable value. BJ’s offers the items that are sure to be at the top of every holiday wish list. Just in time for the 2024 holiday gift-giving season, BJ’s has expanded its toy selection to include hits from featured brands like LEGO®, Barbie, Disney, Hot Wheels, Bluey and many more. This year’s selection bu.
Analysts’ Opinion of BJ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BJ stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for BJ by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BJ in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $78 based on the research report published on August 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BJ reach a price target of $92, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for BJ stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 23rd, 2024.
Gordon Haskett gave a rating of “Buy” to BJ, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on May 23rd of the current year.
BJ Trading at 1.32% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BJ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.54% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.89%, as shares surge +6.83% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.38% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BJ rose by +2.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $80.48. In addition, BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc saw 26.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BJ starting from Werner William C., who proposed sale 891 shares at the price of $82.54 back on Oct 01 ’24. After this action, Werner William C. now owns shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc, valued at $73,543 using the latest closing price.
Ortega Steven L, the Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc, purchase 2,455 shares at $81.26 during a trade that took place back on Sep 16 ’24, which means that Ortega Steven L is holding 6,901 shares at $199,493 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BJ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 36.89, with 7.87 for asset returns.
Based on BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (BJ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.05 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.69. The receivables turnover for the company is 82.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
To put it simply, BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (BJ) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
