The stock price of TJX Companies, Inc (NYSE: TJX) has jumped by 1.11 compared to previous close of 113.26. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-03-17 that The final trades of the day with CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the ‘Fast Money’ traders.
Is It Worth Investing in TJX Companies, Inc (NYSE: TJX) Right Now?
TJX Companies, Inc (NYSE: TJX) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.89x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for TJX is 0.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for TJX is 1.12B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.16% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of TJX on March 18, 2025 was 4.92M shares.
TJX’s Market Performance
TJX’s stock has seen a -2.63% decrease for the week, with a -9.00% drop in the past month and a -9.69% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.88%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.96% for TJX Companies, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.83% for TJX’s stock, with a -2.33% 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 -6.10% 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 -10.53% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.88%, as shares sank -7.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.21% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TJX fell by -2.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $120.33. In addition, TJX Companies, Inc saw -5.21% 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 23,428 shares at the price of $123.03 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Herrman Ernie now owns 484,189 shares of TJX Companies, Inc, valued at $2,882,464 using the latest closing price.
Herrman Ernie, the Officer of TJX Companies, Inc, proposed sale 23,428 shares at $121.74 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Herrman Ernie is holding shares at $2,852,125 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TJX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.31 for the present operating margin
- 0.51 for the gross margin
The net margin for TJX Companies, Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.85. Equity return is now at value 61.98, with 15.82 for asset returns.
Based on TJX Companies, Inc (TJX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1039.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.01 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.18.
Conclusion
In conclusion, TJX Companies, Inc (TJX) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
