The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX Shares Sold by Foster & Motley Inc.

Foster & Motley Inc. cut its position in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 1.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,914 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 192 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $2,089,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in TJX Companies by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 100,413,764 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $12,230,396,000 after buying an additional 1,099,129 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in TJX Companies by 0.3% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,068,312 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,591,758,000 after buying an additional 35,800 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in TJX Companies by 10.2% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 11,888,455 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,489,305,000 after buying an additional 1,104,292 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in TJX Companies during the first quarter worth approximately $1,330,717,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in TJX Companies by 2.8% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,000,600 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,096,273,000 after buying an additional 247,579 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

TJX Companies Price Performance

NYSE:TJX opened at $143.95 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The company has a market capitalization of $160.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.92. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $111.73 and a 52 week high of $146.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $139.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $130.93.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $14.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.12 billion. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 58.63% and a net margin of 8.59%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.96 EPS. TJX Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.520-4.570 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.190 EPS. Equities analysts expect that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current year.

TJX Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. TJX Companies’s payout ratio is currently 38.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. BTIG Research assumed coverage on TJX Companies in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $165.00 price objective on the stock. Daiwa Capital Markets began coverage on TJX Companies in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $133.00 target price on the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on TJX Companies from $150.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Daiwa America upgraded TJX Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on TJX Companies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, TJX Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $148.50.

About TJX Companies

The TJX Companies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. It operates through four segments: Marmaxx, HomeGoods, TJX Canada, and TJX International. The company sells family apparel, including footwear and accessories; home fashions, such as home basics, furniture, rugs, lighting products, giftware, soft home products, decorative accessories, tabletop, and cookware, as well as expanded pet, and gourmet food departments; jewelry and accessories; and other merchandise.