TJX Companies, Inc (NYSE: TJX)’s stock price has plunge by -0.14relation to previous closing price of 120.06. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.70% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-08 that The latest trading day saw TJX (TJX) settling at $121.65, representing a +1.26% change from its previous close.
Is It Worth Investing in TJX Companies, Inc (NYSE: TJX) Right Now?
TJX Companies, Inc (NYSE: TJX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.22x compared to its average ratio. TJX has 36-month beta value of 0.91. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for TJX is 1.12B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of TJX on January 14, 2025 was 4.97M shares.
TJX’s Market Performance
TJX’s stock has seen a -0.70% decrease for the week, with a -5.75% drop in the past month and a 6.48% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.75%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.58% for TJX Companies, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.85% for TJX’s stock, with a 7.19% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TJX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TJX stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for TJX by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for TJX in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $134 based on the research report published on August 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TJX reach a price target of $128, previously predicting the price at $110. The rating they have provided for TJX stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on August 22nd, 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to TJX, setting the target price at $128 in the report published on August 14th of the previous year.
TJX Trading at -1.22% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TJX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.34% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.75%, as shares sank -5.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TJX fell by -0.70%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.74% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $122.15. In addition, TJX Companies, Inc saw -0.76% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TJX starting from Herrman Ernie, who sale 7,533 shares at the price of $126.18 back on Dec 05 ’24. After this action, Herrman Ernie now owns 509,466 shares of TJX Companies, Inc, valued at $950,551 using the latest closing price.
Herrman Ernie, the Officer of TJX Companies, Inc, proposed sale 7,533 shares at $125.50 during a trade that took place back on Dec 05 ’24, which means that Herrman Ernie is holding shares at $945,392 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TJX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for TJX Companies, Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.31. Equity return is now at value 64.89, with 15.51 for asset returns.
Based on TJX Companies, Inc (TJX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 106.73.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.01 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 78.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To put it simply, TJX Companies, Inc (TJX) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
