CCLA Investment Management Raises Stock Holdings in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

CCLA Investment Management boosted its stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 797,600 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after buying an additional 56,711 shares during the period. CCLA Investment Management’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $98,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GoalVest Advisory LLC raised its holdings in TJX Companies by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 6,640 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $820,000 after buying an additional 732 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A. grew its position in TJX Companies by 15.3% in the 2nd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 128,737 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $15,898,000 after acquiring an additional 17,041 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in TJX Companies by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 23,532 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $2,906,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd grew its position in TJX Companies by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 170,709 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $21,071,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Solstein Capital LLC grew its position in TJX Companies by 18.8% in the 2nd quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 1,507 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $186,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. 91.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

TJX Companies Stock Performance

Shares of TJX Companies stock opened at $141.90 on Monday. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $111.73 and a one year high of $146.46. The company has a market cap of $157.92 billion, a PE ratio of 32.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.92. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $140.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $131.71.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.09. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 58.63% and a net margin of 8.59%.The business had revenue of $14.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. The business’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 research analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis 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%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on TJX. Daiwa America raised TJX Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. UBS Group lifted their target price on TJX Companies from $164.00 to $172.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on TJX Companies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on TJX Companies from $148.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Macquarie reissued a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Monday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus 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.