Captrust Financial Advisors Purchases 131 Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ)

Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,044 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club were worth $629,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BJ. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 66.5% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 78.7% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 529 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 652.9% in the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 527 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 68.2% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 624 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the period. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 9,700.0% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 784 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, SVP Joseph Mcgrail sold 2,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.74, for a total value of $251,454.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 14,240 shares in the company, valued at $1,705,097.60. The trade was a 12.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Allan Steele sold 11,813 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.59, for a total transaction of $1,270,960.67. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 24,351 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,619,924.09. The trade was a 32.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 328,505 shares of company stock worth $37,452,686 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stock Up 4.7%

BJ opened at $116.65 on Friday. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $76.33 and a fifty-two week high of $121.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $113.95 and its 200 day moving average is $102.75. The stock has a market cap of $15.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.59.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $5.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.29 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 35.41%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BJ has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $98.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $130.00 to $129.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $112.06.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Profile

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc engages in the operation of membership warehouse clubs. Its product categories include grocery, household and pet, television and electronics, furniture, computer and tablets, patio and outdoor living, lawn and garden, baby and kids, toys, home, health and beauty, appliances, and jewelry.