TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) Hits New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX)’s share price reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $124.85 and last traded at $125.3980, with a volume of 807421 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $125.99.

Key TJX Companies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: TJX raised its fiscal 2027 earnings outlook after a second-quarter beat, with revenue and profit gains across its divisions. Management also increased its long-term store-growth target, supporting the company’s expansion story. TJX Raises Fiscal 2027 Outlook as Q2 Results Show Broad-Based Growth
• Positive Sentiment: TJX International’s adjusted operating margin improved to 7.3%, helped by favorable merchandise margins, expense leverage and solid sales growth. This suggests additional profitability upside outside the company’s core U.S. business. TJX International’s Adjusted Margin Hits 7.3%
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, payable December 3 to shareholders of record November 12. The announcement reinforces TJX’s shareholder-return commitment, although the dividend itself is unlikely to materially change the near-term outlook. TJX Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Marmaxx, TJX’s largest division, is showing improving trends, but its execution remains a key test as the company attempts to sustain broad-based growth and meet its higher guidance.
• Neutral Sentiment: TJX has closed at least four stores in 2026 while pursuing new formats and markets. The closures may reflect portfolio optimization, but they also raise questions about store productivity and the pace of the expansion strategy. Discount Retailer Closes Stores in Several States
• Negative Sentiment: Shares have fallen about 17% over the past month and recently reached a new 52-week low, indicating that investors have not fully rewarded the earnings beat and upgraded outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about TJX’s premium valuation, wage and fuel inflation, and the higher execution burden created by elevated growth expectations. These risks could limit further multiple expansion even if earnings continue to improve. TJX Falls 17.4% in the Past Month as Strong Results Meet Key Risks

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on TJX Companies from $160.00 to $140.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on TJX Companies from $172.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Guggenheim set a $152.00 price objective on TJX Companies in a report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of TJX Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TJX Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $171.63.

TJX Companies Stock Down 1.4%

The firm has a market cap of $135.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $145.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $153.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.56.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $15.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.16 billion. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 56.56% and a net margin of 9.73%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.10 EPS. TJX Companies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.150-5.200 EPS and its Q3 2027 guidance at 1.360-1.380 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 5.22 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, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 12th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 12th. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.49%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TJX Companies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of TJX. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in TJX Companies during the 2nd quarter worth $16,489,926,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 27,011,104 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $4,134,174,000 after acquiring an additional 673,690 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of TJX Companies during the second quarter worth about $3,511,553,000. Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 15,986,573 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $2,455,911,000 after acquiring an additional 308,408 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in TJX Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $2,211,975,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

TJX Companies Company Profile

The TJX Companies, Inc is an off-price retailer specializing in apparel and home fashions. The company sells brand-name, designer and other merchandise at prices generally below those of full-price retailers. Its product assortment includes women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home furnishings, decor and other household goods.

TJX operates through a portfolio of retail banners, including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Homesense in the United States; Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada; and TK Maxx and Homesense in Europe and Australia.