Maple Capital Management Inc. Acquires 4,297 Shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Maple Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 1.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 225,491 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,297 shares during the period. TJX Companies comprises approximately 1.9% of Maple Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Maple Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $27,846,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TJX. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in TJX Companies by 113.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 15,039 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after purchasing an additional 8,002 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 955 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of TJX Companies by 4.6% during the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 21,993 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $2,679,000 after buying an additional 965 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in TJX Companies by 1.5% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 25,814 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $3,144,000 after buying an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. 91.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TJX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Macquarie reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Barclays boosted their price objective on TJX Companies from $147.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Erste Group Bank started coverage on TJX Companies in a research note on Friday, September 5th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. BTIG Research initiated coverage on TJX Companies in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $165.00 target price for the company. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on TJX Companies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a 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 issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $151.75.

TJX Companies Stock Down 0.5%

TJX stock opened at $146.04 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $141.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $133.12. The company has a market cap of $162.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.17. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $112.10 and a fifty-two week high of $147.59.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last released 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 return on equity of 58.63% and a net margin of 8.59%.The firm had revenue of $14.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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, research analysts expect that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

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

TJX Companies Profile

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.