Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC Raises Stock Position in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 38.9% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 5,378 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,506 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 113.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 15,039 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 8,002 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,172 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $262,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 32.9% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 3,856 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $466,000 after acquiring an additional 955 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,909 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $2,912,000 after acquiring an additional 3,944 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 182.2% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,608 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $805,000 after acquiring an additional 4,266 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on TJX shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 23rd. Daiwa America upgraded shares of TJX Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective (up from $150.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of TJX Companies from $143.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of TJX Companies from $148.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $148.50.

TJX Companies Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE:TJX opened at $141.90 on Friday. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $111.73 and a 1-year high of $146.46. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $140.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $131.60. The company has a market capitalization of $157.92 billion, a PE ratio of 32.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.52.

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

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

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 given a dividend of $0.425 per share. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 38.72%.

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.