BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE: BJ) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.30x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BJ is 0.29. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BJ is 131.38M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.39% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BJ on November 27, 2024 was 1.47M shares.
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BJ) stock’s latest price update
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE: BJ) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.36 compared to its previous closing price of 98.40. However, the company has seen a gain of 12.43% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-26 that BJ’s (BJ) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company’s fundamentals for clues.
BJ’s Market Performance
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (BJ) has experienced a 12.43% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 13.75% rise in the past month, and a 17.56% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.83% for BJ. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.80% for BJ’s stock, with a simple moving average of 17.98% for the last 200 days.
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 12.16% 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 -2.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.51%, as shares surge +14.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.54% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BJ rose by +12.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $89.21. In addition, BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc saw 45.60% 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 Eddy Robert W., who sale 11,000 shares at the price of $85.47 back on Nov 01 ’24. After this action, Eddy Robert W. now owns 423,792 shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc, valued at $940,196 using the latest closing price.
Eddy Robert W., the Officer of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc, proposed sale 22,000 shares at $85.60 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that Eddy Robert W. is holding shares at $1,883,200 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
- 0.17 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 0.14. Equity return is now at value 35.79, with 7.94 for asset returns.
Based on BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (BJ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.43. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.56.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.03 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 57.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.13. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
In conclusion, BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (BJ) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
