Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. Has $1.22 Million Holdings in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. cut its holdings in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 3.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,682 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 297 shares during the quarter. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $1,222,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in TJX Companies by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 210,474 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $25,991,000 after acquiring an additional 11,447 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC boosted its position in TJX Companies by 35.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 13,923 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,719,000 after acquiring an additional 3,634 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its position in TJX Companies by 15.3% during the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 51,987 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $6,420,000 after acquiring an additional 6,881 shares during the period. Welch Group LLC boosted its position in TJX Companies by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 71,935 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $8,883,000 after acquiring an additional 3,031 shares during the period. Finally, Ellis Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in TJX Companies by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,042 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,240,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. 91.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

TJX Companies Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of TJX stock opened at $140.38 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $138.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.17. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $111.73 and a twelve month high of $145.58. The company has a market capitalization of $156.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.92.

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

TJX Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be given a $0.425 dividend. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. TJX Companies’s payout ratio is currently 38.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TJX. Daiwa America upgraded TJX Companies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Bank of America lifted their price target on TJX Companies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $155.00 price target (up from $150.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets began coverage on TJX Companies in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $133.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $147.63.

TJX Companies 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.