Machina Capital S.A.S. Takes Position in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Machina Capital S.A.S. acquired a new position in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 27,980 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,044,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lavaca Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of TJX Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in TJX Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new stake in TJX Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in TJX Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 776.7% during 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 buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting TJX Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting TJX Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director insider purchases — Amy B. Lane made a series of small purchases over recent months that were just disclosed; the filings show multiple buys (a mix of 2–22 share trades) and a modest increase in her holdings, a classic signal investors view as management/insider confidence. SEC Ownership Filing
• Positive Sentiment: TJ Maxx NYC expansion — TJX plans to open its first new TJ Maxx store in New York City in more than a decade, a high-visibility expansion that supports store-growth narratives and could help sales momentum in a major market. TJ Maxx store in NYC
• Positive Sentiment: Capital allocation / efficiency story — Recent coverage highlights that TJX is deploying capital with increasing efficiency (buybacks and returns), which supports valuation and investor confidence in long-term shareholder returns. Capital efficiency article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/earnings momentum — Commentary noting TJX’s strong history of earnings surprises and the setup to beat again reinforces expectations for continued outperformance, which can lift multiple and demand for the shares. Zacks earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Market-day note — A market summary piece reported TJX trading up while the broader market declined, reflecting relative strength but not providing new fundamental information. Market summary

Insider Activity at TJX Companies

In related news, Director Amy B. Lane sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director directly owned 22,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,362,896.80. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ernie Herrman sold 24,363 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.31, for a total value of $3,686,365.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 510,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,286,121.80. The trade was a 4.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 54,863 shares of company stock worth $8,226,366 in the last three months. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on TJX. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Thursday, November 20th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 11th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of TJX Companies from $150.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-two have given a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $163.86.

TJX Companies Stock Performance

TJX opened at $151.93 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $168.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.54, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.74. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $112.10 and a 1-year high of $159.48. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $154.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $144.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.43.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $15.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.80 billion. TJX Companies had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 58.30%. TJX Companies’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.14 EPS. 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. Equities analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

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

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.