The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX Shares Sold by Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Teacher Retirement System of Texas reduced its stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 597,767 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 29,646 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned 0.05% of TJX Companies worth $73,818,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in TJX Companies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,330,717,000. Mirova US LLC boosted its position in TJX Companies by 164.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mirova US LLC now owns 2,699,156 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $333,319,000 after buying an additional 1,678,665 shares during the period. Amundi boosted its position in TJX Companies by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 11,888,455 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,489,305,000 after buying an additional 1,104,292 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in TJX Companies by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 100,413,764 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $12,230,396,000 after buying an additional 1,099,129 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in TJX Companies by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,807,714 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $829,180,000 after buying an additional 1,025,329 shares during the period. 91.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

TJX Companies Price Performance

Shares of TJX opened at $141.90 on Monday. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $111.73 and a twelve month high of $146.46. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $140.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $131.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $157.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.32, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.09. TJX Companies had a net margin of 8.59% and a return on equity of 58.63%. The business had revenue of $14.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.12 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.96 EPS. The company’s 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. Equities analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on TJX. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Friday. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Daiwa America raised shares of TJX Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $147.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $145.00 to $152.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. One equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price 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.