Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 12.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,350 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 4,769 shares during the quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $5,123,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in TJX Companies by 91.6% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 6,712,226 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $970,185,000 after acquiring an additional 3,208,458 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 120.7% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,016,792 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $620,406,000 after purchasing an additional 2,743,676 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 22.1% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,725,542 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,391,822,000 after purchasing an additional 1,761,281 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of TJX Companies by 81.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,198,579 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $462,323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433,801 shares during the period. Finally, Steadfast Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of TJX Companies by 198.8% in the 3rd quarter. Steadfast Capital Management LP now owns 2,053,266 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $296,779,000 after purchasing an additional 1,366,066 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TJX Companies news, CEO Ernie Herrman sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.95, for a total transaction of $4,828,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 479,316 shares in the company, valued at approximately $77,145,910.20. This represents a 5.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

TJX Companies Stock Down 0.4%

TJX Companies stock opened at $161.37 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $155.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $151.06. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $116.37 and a twelve month high of $162.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $179.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.07, a PEG ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.05. TJX Companies had a return on equity of 57.70% and a net margin of 9.10%.The business had revenue of $17.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. TJX Companies has set its FY 2027 guidance at 4.930-5.020 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.970-0.990 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current year.

TJX Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from TJX Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. TJX Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.34%.

Key Headlines Impacting TJX Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting TJX Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board approved a 13% quarterly dividend increase (to $0.48) and reiterated a sizable share-repurchase plan ($2.50–$2.75B for FY2027), reinforcing capital-return commitment and supporting investor income and EPS lift from buybacks. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlights TJX as a dividend grower and defensive name amid geopolitical tensions and inflation/labor concerns — a narrative that can attract income-focused and risk-off flows. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/sector momentum: IBD and other outlets flag TJX as “stock of the day”/near a breakout, noting off-price retailers could benefit from supply-chain disruption tied to the Iran war — a potential near-term tailwind for sales and margins. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector peers showing strength (Ross up after earnings; Burlington flirting with a breakout) supports a constructive retail/off-price group backdrop, which may help TJX sentiment if the group continues to outperform. Article Title Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Media pieces reiterate that TJX’s modest but growing dividend remains strategically meaningful for investors; coverage may sustain interest from income-minded funds but is less likely to drive rapid re-rating alone. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and technical risk: TJX trades near its 12‑month high with a PE ~33 and PEG ~3.7, leaving limited margin for error; today’s decline and below-average volume suggest profit-taking or sensitivity to broader market weakness. (Background: company fundamentals/price action and intraday volume.)

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on TJX shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $184.00 price target on TJX Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $172.00 to $183.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird set a $168.00 price target on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of TJX Companies from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-one have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $167.55.

TJX Companies Company 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.