The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX Stake Trimmed by Zevin Asset Management LLC

Zevin Asset Management LLC cut its position in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJXFree Report) by 7.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 179,234 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 13,590 shares during the period. TJX Companies comprises 3.8% of Zevin Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Zevin Asset Management LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $25,907,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in TJX. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in TJX Companies by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 101,961,786 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $14,737,557,000 after purchasing an additional 820,730 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of TJX Companies by 0.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 48,595,536 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $6,001,063,000 after buying an additional 285,737 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 1.2% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,070,916 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $3,205,927,000 after buying an additional 301,127 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in TJX Companies during the second quarter valued at $1,808,774,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in TJX Companies by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,081,087 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $1,121,423,000 after acquiring an additional 80,487 shares in the last quarter. 91.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

TJX has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Evercore lifted their target price on TJX Companies from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of TJX Companies in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of TJX Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TJX Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $163.86.

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TJX Companies Stock Performance

Shares of TJX opened at $158.29 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $175.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s fifty day moving average is $154.62 and its 200-day moving average is $146.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $112.10 and a 12 month high of $159.48.

TJX Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.425 per share. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 12th. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.53%.

TJX Companies Profile

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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.

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