Wedbush Securities Inc. trimmed its position in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX – Free Report) by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,590 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 684 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $2,157,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Running Oak Capital LLC increased its holdings in TJX Companies by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Running Oak Capital LLC now owns 111,987 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $11,358,000 after acquiring an additional 11,036 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its holdings in TJX Companies by 15.9% during the 1st quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 69,380 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $7,037,000 after buying an additional 9,500 shares in the last quarter. Options Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in TJX Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $726,000. Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in TJX Companies by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 572,324 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $58,045,000 after buying an additional 20,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evoke Wealth LLC grew its holdings in TJX Companies by 55.2% during the 4th quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 122,100 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $11,454,000 after buying an additional 43,405 shares in the last quarter. 91.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. StockNews.com downgraded TJX Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Bank of America increased their target price on TJX Companies from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $128.00 target price on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $114.00 price target on TJX Companies in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on TJX Companies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $126.76.
TJX Companies Stock Performance
TJX stock opened at $117.03 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $113.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.05. The company has a market capitalization of $131.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.04, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.89. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $86.71 and a 1-year high of $121.13.
TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 21st. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.04. TJX Companies had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 63.19%. The business had revenue of $13.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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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