Scholtz & Company LLC lessened its stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX – Free Report) by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,760 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 372 shares during the quarter. Scholtz & Company LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $341,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,099,129 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,068,312 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,591,758,000 after purchasing an additional 35,800 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,104,292 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of TJX Companies in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,330,717,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,000,600 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,096,273,000 after purchasing an additional 247,579 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.09% of the company’s stock.
TJX Companies Stock Performance
Shares of TJX stock opened at $142.30 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $158.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $140.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $132.11. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $111.73 and a 52 week high of $146.46.
TJX Companies Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced 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. 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 38.72%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Daiwa Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $133.00 target price on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 target price (up previously from $150.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of TJX Companies from $148.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.00.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on TJX Companies
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.
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