14,478 Shares in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX Acquired by Seneca House Advisors

Seneca House Advisors acquired a new position in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 14,478 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,093,000. TJX Companies comprises approximately 0.8% of Seneca House Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TJX. Lavaca Capital LLC acquired a new stake in TJX Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in TJX Companies during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new position in TJX Companies in the second quarter valued at $30,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TJX Companies during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 776.7% in the 2nd quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 263 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on TJX shares. Barclays set a $172.00 price objective on TJX Companies and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of TJX Companies from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $162.00 to $167.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “positive” rating and set a $150.00 price target (up previously from $145.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Guggenheim upgraded TJX Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $161.50.

TJX Companies Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of TJX Companies stock opened at $154.58 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $171.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.76. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $112.10 and a 52-week high of $157.82. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $137.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.06. TJX Companies had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 58.30%. The firm had revenue of $15.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.14 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. TJX Companies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.330-1.360 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.630-4.660 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current year.

TJX Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.425 per share. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 12th. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at TJX Companies

In other TJX Companies news, Director Amy B. Lane sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.40, for a total value of $75,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 22,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,362,896.80. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ernie Herrman sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.81, for a total transaction of $4,464,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 535,143 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,634,629.83. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 54,863 shares of company stock valued at $8,226,366 in the last quarter. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

TJX Companies Company Profile

TJX Companies, Inc is a leading off-price retailer of apparel, footwear, home fashions and other consumer goods. The company operates multiple retail concepts that offer discounted brand-name and designer merchandise, including well-known banners such as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls in the United States, HomeGoods for home furnishings, TK Maxx in parts of Europe, and Winners and Homesense in Canada. Merchandise categories span women’s, men’s and children’s apparel, accessories, beauty, home décor, kitchenware and small furniture, with frequent changes in assortment that create a “treasure-hunt” shopping experience for consumers.

The company’s business model centers on opportunistic buying, purchasing excess, irregular or out-of-season inventory from manufacturers, department stores and other suppliers, and passing savings to customers through lower prices.