Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE Grows Stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE boosted its stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 4.3% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 28,790 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after buying an additional 1,197 shares during the quarter. Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $3,555,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of TJX. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of TJX Companies by 113.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 15,039 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 8,002 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in TJX Companies by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,172 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 955 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 19.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 23,909 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $2,912,000 after buying an additional 3,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its position in shares of TJX Companies by 92.4% in the first quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 8,993 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after buying an additional 4,319 shares during the last quarter. 91.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

TJX Companies Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE TJX opened at $140.38 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $156.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.98, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $130.17. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $111.73 and a 1 year high of $145.58.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $14.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.12 billion. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 58.63% and a net margin of 8.59%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.96 earnings per share. TJX Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.520-4.570 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.190 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current year.

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.425 per share. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TJX. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Macquarie restated a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Monday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on TJX Companies from $148.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Daiwa America raised TJX Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $147.63.

About TJX Companies

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.