Hemenway Trust Co LLC raised its position in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX – Free Report) by 0.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 318,869 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after buying an additional 810 shares during the period. TJX Companies accounts for about 3.0% of Hemenway Trust Co LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Hemenway Trust Co LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $37,480,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 1.3% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 97,476,558 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $9,886,073,000 after buying an additional 1,269,792 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its position in TJX Companies by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 13,226,465 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,341,392,000 after acquiring an additional 346,938 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 35.9% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 12,317,452 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,249,237,000 after acquiring an additional 3,255,849 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of TJX Companies by 33.4% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 12,241,176 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,347,934,000 after purchasing an additional 3,063,318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 11.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,265,171 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $689,812,000 after purchasing an additional 662,681 shares during the last quarter. 91.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other TJX Companies news, CEO Ernie Herrman sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.54, for a total transaction of $1,763,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 536,148 shares in the company, valued at $63,018,835.92. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
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TJX Companies Stock Performance
NYSE TJX traded up $0.69 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $118.75. 176,128 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,214,037. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $116.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $133.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.52, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.89. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $87.26 and a fifty-two week high of $121.13.
TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 21st. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 63.19% and a net margin of 8.56%. The company had revenue of $13.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.15 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 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.375 per share. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.23%.
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.
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