The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX Shares Sold by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 366,048 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 61,344 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $45,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey increased its position in TJX Companies by 3.0% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 169,693 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $20,955,000 after buying an additional 4,973 shares during the period. Austin Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of TJX Companies by 5.1% during the second quarter. Austin Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,828 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,070,916 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $3,205,927,000 after acquiring an additional 301,127 shares during the period. Maple Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in TJX Companies by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 225,491 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $27,846,000 after purchasing an additional 4,297 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. bought a new position in TJX Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $298,000. Institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TJX. Citigroup lifted their price target on TJX Companies from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Wells Fargo & Company set a $140.00 target price on TJX Companies and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on TJX Companies from $143.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of TJX Companies from $147.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, TJX Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $151.75.

TJX Companies Stock Up 0.8%

TJX opened at $147.38 on Thursday. 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 $164.03 billion, a PE ratio of 33.57, a P/E/G ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $142.09 and its 200-day moving average is $133.22. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $112.10 and a one year high of $148.11.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $14.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.96 earnings per share. TJX Companies’s revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts predict that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a $0.425 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.72%.

TJX Companies Company 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.