BJ’s Wholesale drops 8.6% as investors weigh softer profits and unchanged outlook after Q1 results

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ) is down 8.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to the company’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings update, where sales growth was solid but profitability metrics were softer and full-year guidance was reiterated rather than raised. Investors may also be reacting to margin pressure from pricing investments and weaker cash flow in the quarter.

Details:

Fiscal Q1 2026 revenue rose 9.9% year over year to $5.66 billion, with comparable club sales up 6.3% (and up 1.5% excluding gasoline).

EPS of $1.10 declined versus $1.13 a year ago, alongside lower net income despite higher operating income.

Merchandise gross margin rate (excluding gasoline and membership fee income) slipped by roughly 10 basis points, with the company citing continued investments in pricing.

Full-year fiscal 2026 guidance was maintained, including comparable club sales (ex-gas) growth of 2% to 3% and adjusted EPS of $4.40 to $4.60.

Sources:

SEC, Zacks, Benzinga

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$BJ Insider Trading Activity

$BJ insiders have traded $BJ stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BJ stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

TIMOTHY PIERCE MORNINGSTAR (EVP, Chief Growth Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 14,872 shares for an estimated $1,365,175.
LAURA L. FELICE (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 8,400 shares for an estimated $881,580
ROBERT W. EDDY (President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 8,000 shares for an estimated $728,130.
WILLIAM C. WERNER (EVP, Strategy & Development) sold 7,000 shares for an estimated $637,630
JOSEPH MCGRAIL (SVP, Controller) sold 2,050 shares for an estimated $186,939

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$BJ Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 307 institutional investors add shares of $BJ stock to their portfolio, and 349 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added 4,704,423 shares (+57.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $423,539,202
SELECT EQUITY GROUP, L.P. removed 2,692,084 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $264,954,907
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 1,660,667 shares (+3342.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $163,442,846
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 1,089,211 shares (+98.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $107,200,146
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 735,997 shares (+31.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $66,261,809
AMUNDI added 683,723 shares (+406.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $67,292,017
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 607,098 shares (-17.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $59,750,585

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$BJ Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $BJ stock 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BJ stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE APRIL MCCLAIN DELANEY has traded it 8 times. They made 0 purchases and 8 sales worth up to $120,000 on 03/05, 03/04, 02/18, 02/13, 02/09, 02/05, 02/02, 01/28.

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$BJ Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $BJ in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/24/2025
DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 11/24/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $BJ, check out Quiver Quantitative's $BJ forecast page.

$BJ Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $BJ recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $BJ in the last 6 months, with a median target of $100.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Christopher Horvers from JP Morgan set a target price of $90.0 on 05/15/2026
Greg Melich from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $95.0 on 04/14/2026
Michael Baker from DA Davidson set a target price of $114.0 on 03/06/2026
Edward Kelly from Wells Fargo set a target price of $110.0 on 02/27/2026
Kate McShane from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $123.0 on 02/02/2026
Stephanie Wissink from Jefferies set a target price of $90.0 on 01/28/2026
Simeon Gutman from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $100.0 on 01/15/2026

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