BJ NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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BJs Wholesale Club Holdings Inc · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

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Latest close 92.94 USD
-0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 35.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 4.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 36/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 21d.

Setup score 38 out of 100
Latest Close 92.94 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.5% latest completed week
4W Return 4.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -0.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 4.6%. Indicator stack 7/49 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 36/100 conviction; expected move 8.4%. News sentiment 53/100 56 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 21d Next report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 35.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 4.6% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1612-week average 0.26

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.16Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 4.6% over four weeks, -0.6% over 12 weeks, and -10.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.5%
4W4.6%
12W-0.6%
26W-4.6%
52W-10.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.31Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change59.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.06Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change36.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Jan 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength32/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth22/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework50/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
20.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
18.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-0.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
10.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

BJ shows mixed options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.51, expected move of 8.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction36/100
Expected move8.4%
Put/call volume1.51
Pressure-17
Speculation9
Volatility62
Trend agreement81
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Insider activity9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

17 positive · 33 neutral · 6 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings21dNext report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move8.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.6%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-10.1%Week of 22 May.
Latest week-0.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -2.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape34/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis11/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.16; No reversal markers Factors41/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 15; Small Cap Core rank 41 SVQF50/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 510.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options55/100

BJ shows mixed options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.51, expected move of 8.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 8.4% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

SummitTX Capital L.P. Purchases New Stake in BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $BJ Insiders9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings21d

Next report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202692.94 USD-0.5%93.48 USD89.05 USD-0.31-9.067.9MOff
17 Jul 202693.40 USD6.1%93.51 USD88.87 USD-0.48-9.648.4MOff
10 Jul 202688.05 USD-1.3%93.55 USD88.69 USD-0.85-16.638.9MOff
3 Jul 202689.18 USD0.3%93.72 USD88.53 USD-0.82-15.068.3MOff
26 Jun 202688.87 USD4.3%93.80 USD88.37 USD-0.76-14.1913.7MOff
19 Jun 202685.22 USD-6.4%93.81 USD88.20 USD-0.87-20.388.7MOff
12 Jun 202691.04 USD2.1%94.02 USD88.06 USD-0.74-15.008.9MOff
5 Jun 202689.21 USD4.6%94.13 USD87.87 USD-0.69-16.9513.4MOff
29 May 202685.28 USD-1.6%94.21 USD87.69 USD-0.65-23.2713.9MOff
22 May 202686.64 USD-10.1%94.31 USD87.54 USD-0.63-21.7516.3MOff
15 May 202696.36 USD3.6%94.48 USD87.38 USD-0.59-13.188.3MOff
8 May 202692.97 USD-0.6%94.40 USD87.21 USD-0.53-16.798.9MOff
1 May 202693.51 USD-0.8%94.31 USD87.07 USD-0.38-15.198.0MOff
24 Apr 202694.31 USD2.4%94.28 USD86.95 USD-0.01-14.517.3MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.