3,175 Shares in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX Bought by Sonoma Allocations LLC

Sonoma Allocations LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,175 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $452,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TJX. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in TJX Companies by 113.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 15,039 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,817,000 after purchasing an additional 8,002 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of TJX Companies by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,172 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 32.9% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 3,856 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $466,000 after buying an additional 955 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of TJX Companies by 35.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 46,219 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $5,629,000 after buying an additional 12,033 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of TJX Companies by 40.2% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 94,975 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $11,568,000 after buying an additional 27,241 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $163.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird set a $168.00 target price on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $184.00 price target on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $170.00 price objective on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on TJX Companies from $150.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $163.86.

TJX Companies Stock Down 0.2%

TJX stock opened at $157.88 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $151.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $140.56. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $112.10 and a 12 month high of $159.48. The company has a market cap of $175.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.85, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.75.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.06. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 58.30% and a net margin of 8.68%.The business had revenue of $15.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at TJX Companies

In related news, Director Amy B. Lane sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.40, for a total transaction of $75,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 22,212 shares in the company, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ernie Herrman sold 30,000 shares of TJX Companies stock in a transaction dated 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 $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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 54,863 shares of company stock worth $8,226,366. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

About TJX Companies

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.