TD Private Client Wealth LLC Buys 781 Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ)

TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 18,901 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 781 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC’s holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club were worth $1,689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 966,528 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the fourth quarter valued at about $85,550,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 60.1% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,387,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,929,000 after acquiring an additional 896,263 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 4,834.5% in the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 625,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,567,000 after acquiring an additional 612,535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.6% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.60% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Trading Up 1.6 %

BJ opened at $110.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $14.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.53, a P/E/G ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $103.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.66. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $71.81 and a one year high of $118.40. 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 released its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $5.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.29 billion. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a return on equity of 35.41% and a net margin of 2.71%. On average, equities analysts forecast that BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. will post 3.96 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BJ has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $108.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on 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. Citigroup boosted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $101.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BJ’s Wholesale Club presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $108.71.

Insider Activity

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, Director Robert Allan Steele sold 11,813 shares of the company’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 $2,619,924.09. This represents a 32.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP William C. Werner sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.41, for a total value of $2,208,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 31,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,456,716.28. This represents a 38.98 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

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.