Shares of BJs Wholesale Club Holdings Are on the Move - What's Next for the Stock?

By Susan Ramirez • Thursday, August 18 14:05 • Permanent Link

BJs Wholesale Club Holdings was up 7.6% today, making it one of the biggest movers on Wall Street. In comparison, the S&P 500 index moved only 0.1%. There's a lot of buzz around the Massuchusetts-based chain of members-only warehouse stores, so we will be sure to take a deep dive into its fundamentals soon. In the meantime, here are some interesting facts about the company:

BJs Wholesale Club Holdings has moved 28.0% over the last year while the S&P 500 logged a change of -3.0%
Its trailing 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $3.32 per share
BJs Wholesale Club Holdings has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $3.32 per share and its forward P/E ratio is 20.2
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 13.9 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
BJs Wholesale Club Holdings is part of the Consumer Defensive sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.04 and an average P/B of 4.06
BJ has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 39.0% and gross profit margins of 18.2%
The company has a free cash flow of $193,844,128, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter

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