The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) Stock Holdings Lessened by Nikulski Financial Inc.

Nikulski Financial Inc. trimmed its stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,695 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 165 shares during the quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc.’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $1,534,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TJX. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC acquired a new stake in TJX Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in shares of TJX Companies during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in TJX Companies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in TJX Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in TJX Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. 91.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on TJX. TD Cowen lifted their price target on TJX Companies from $130.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on TJX Companies from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 30th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $134.00 price objective on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $133.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, TJX Companies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.67.

TJX Companies Price Performance

NYSE:TJX opened at $122.61 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market cap of $137.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.85, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $122.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $117.86. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $92.35 and a one year high of $128.00.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 20th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.05. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 61.82% and a net margin of 8.63%. The firm had revenue of $14.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.95 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.03 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.29%.

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.