First Trust Advisors LP Sells 156,757 Shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Posted by Brian Himes on Jul 23rd, 2026

First Trust Advisors LP lessened its holdings in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX – Free Report) by 8.0% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,804,182 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 156,757 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $288,128,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna lifted its position in shares of TJX Companies by 120.3% in the fourth quarter. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna now owns 163 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of TJX Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of TJX Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in TJX Companies in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in TJX Companies by 65.7% during the 4th quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 174 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TJX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $182.00 target price (up from $168.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of TJX Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, BTIG Research increased their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, TJX Companies has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $176.89.

Read Our Latest Analysis on TJX

TJX Companies Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE TJX opened at $155.40 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 1.14. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $123.78 and a 52 week high of $170.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $171.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.17, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $156.93 and its 200 day moving average is $156.56.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.17. TJX Companies had a net margin of 9.40% and a return on equity of 57.92%. The business had revenue of $14.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.02 billion. TJX Companies’s revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.92 earnings per share. TJX Companies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.080-5.150 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.150-1.170 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 5.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.28%.

Insider Activity

In other TJX Companies news, Director Jackwyn Nemerov sold 957 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.59, for a total transaction of $161,340.63. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 802 shares in the company, valued at $135,209.18. This represents a 54.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman Carol Meyrowitz sold 55,624 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.65, for a total value of $9,102,867.60. Following the sale, the chairman owned 201,496 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,974,820.40. The trade was a 21.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 130,367 shares of company stock valued at $20,959,476 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

TJX Companies Profile

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TJX Companies, Inc is a leading off-price retailer of apparel, footwear, home fashions and other consumer goods. The company operates multiple retail concepts that offer discounted brand-name and designer merchandise, including well-known banners such as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls in the United States, HomeGoods for home furnishings, TK Maxx in parts of Europe, and Winners and Homesense in Canada. Merchandise categories span women’s, men’s and children’s apparel, accessories, beauty, home décor, kitchenware and small furniture, with frequent changes in assortment that create a “treasure-hunt” shopping experience for consumers.

The company’s business model centers on opportunistic buying, purchasing excess, irregular or out-of-season inventory from manufacturers, department stores and other suppliers, and passing savings to customers through lower prices.