Cambiar Investors LLC Lowers Holdings in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Cambiar Investors LLC lowered its stake in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 7.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 186,850 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 14,896 shares during the period. Cambiar Investors LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $27,007,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TJX. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its position in TJX Companies by 2.3% during the third quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 3,271 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $472,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. grew its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 4,574 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $661,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Ignite Planners LLC increased its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 2,130 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $260,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Banco de Sabadell S.A lifted its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Banco de Sabadell S.A now owns 20,951 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $2,587,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Finally, Carr Financial Group Corp boosted its holdings in TJX Companies by 2.5% during the third quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 3,180 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. 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. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $168.00 price target (up previously from $160.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wall Street Zen raised TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $168.00 target price on TJX Companies in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.86.

TJX Companies Price Performance

Shares of TJX Companies stock opened at $147.97 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $164.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.66, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $154.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $143.34. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $112.10 and a 12 month high of $159.48. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.28 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $15.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.14 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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 predict that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TJX Companies Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Amy B. Lane sold 500 shares of the business’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 transaction, the director directly owned 22,212 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,362,896.80. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ernie Herrman sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.81, for a total transaction of $4,464,300.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 535,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $79,634,629.83. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 54,863 shares of company stock worth $8,226,366. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

TJX Companies 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.