Sapient Capital LLC Cuts Stake in The TJX Companies, Inc. $TJX

Sapient Capital LLC cut its holdings in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) by 2.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 129,751 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock after selling 3,939 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in TJX Companies were worth $18,630,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in TJX Companies by 113.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 15,039 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 8,002 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 12.1% during 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 during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of TJX Companies by 32.9% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 3,856 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 955 shares in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of TJX Companies in the first quarter worth about $146,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of TJX Companies by 293.9% in the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 620,129 shares of the apparel and home fashions retailer’s stock worth $75,532,000 after purchasing an additional 462,685 shares during the last quarter. 91.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on TJX shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $162.00 target price (up from $159.00) on shares of TJX Companies in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of TJX Companies from $163.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of TJX Companies from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of TJX Companies from $150.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of TJX Companies in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $161.50.

Insider Activity at TJX Companies

In other TJX Companies news, Director Amy B. Lane sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.40, for a total value of $75,700.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 22,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,362,896.80. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ernie Herrman sold 24,363 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.31, for a total value of $3,686,365.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 510,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $77,286,121.80. The trade was a 4.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 54,863 shares of company stock worth $8,226,366. Company insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

TJX Companies Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of TJX opened at $157.14 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $149.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $138.48. The company has a market cap of $174.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.69, a P/E/G ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The TJX Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $112.10 and a twelve month high of $157.82.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The apparel and home fashions retailer reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.06. TJX Companies had a net margin of 8.68% and a return on equity of 58.30%. The company had revenue of $15.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. TJX Companies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.330-1.360 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.630-4.660 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that The TJX Companies, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current year.

TJX Companies Dividend Announcement

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

TJX Companies 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.