How to buy The TJX Companies shares

The TJX Companies, Inc (TJX) is a leading apparel retail business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$68.74 after a previous close of US$68.48. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD68.43 to a high of USD69.815. The latest price was USD69.17 (25 minute delay). The TJX Companies is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in The TJX Companies

1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a US company from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. If you're just starting out, look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for The TJX Companies. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: TJX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until The TJX Companies reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of The TJX Companies, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of The TJX Companies. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

The TJX Companies share price

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The TJX Companies shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2021-04-22.

Open	US$68.74
High	US$69.815
Low	US$68.43
Close	US$69.17
Previous close	US$68.48
Change	US$0.69
Change %	1.0076%
Volume	4,207,867

Information last updated 2021-04-16.

52-week range	US$42.3598 - US$71.0565
50-day moving average	US$66.5486
200-day moving average	US$63.9401
Target price	US$76.52
PE ratio	996.5715
Dividend yield	US$0.26 (0.38%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	US$0.07

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Is it a good time to buy The TJX Companies stock?

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The TJX Companies price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of $69.17

1 month (2021-03-23)	7.19%

3 years (2018-04-19)	inf%
5 years (2016-04-19)	inf%

Is The TJX Companies under- or over-valued?

Valuing The TJX Companies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The TJX Companies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

The TJX Companies's P/E ratio

The TJX Companies's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 997x. In other words, The TJX Companies shares trade at around 997x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

The TJX Companies's PEG ratio

The TJX Companies's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.2302. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The TJX Companies's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

The TJX Companies's EBITDA

The TJX Companies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$941 million (£0.0 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of a The TJX Companies's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The TJX Companies financials

Revenue TTM	US$32.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	0.22%
Gross profit TTM	US$10.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.16%
Return on equity TTM	1.54%
Profit margin	0.28%
Book value	4.842
Market capitalisation	US$84.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting The TJX Companies shares

There are currently 11.5 million The TJX Companies shares held short by investors – that's known as The TJX Companies's "short interest". This figure is 18.9% down from 14.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting The TJX Companies shares can be evaluated.

The TJX Companies's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

The TJX Companies's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of The TJX Companies shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of The TJX Companies shares traded daily (recently around 7.6 million). The TJX Companies's SIR currently stands at 1.51. In other words for every 100,000 The TJX Companies shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1510 shares are currently held short.

However The TJX Companies's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of The TJX Companies shares, or, against the total number of tradable The TJX Companies shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case The TJX Companies's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 The TJX Companies shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0096% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable The TJX Companies shares, roughly 10 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against The TJX Companies.

Find out more about how you can short The TJX Companies stock.

The TJX Companies's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like The TJX Companies.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

The TJX Companies's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 13.56

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and The TJX Companies's overall score of 13.56 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like The TJX Companies is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

The TJX Companies's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.53/100

The TJX Companies's environmental score of 2.53 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that The TJX Companies is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

The TJX Companies's social score

Social score: 4.69/100

The TJX Companies's social score of 4.69 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that The TJX Companies is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

The TJX Companies's governance score

Governance score: 5.34/100

The TJX Companies's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that The TJX Companies is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

The TJX Companies's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. The TJX Companies scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that The TJX Companies has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

The TJX Companies, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	13.56
Total ESG percentile	6.48
Environmental score	2.53
Environmental score percentile	2
Social score	4.69
Social score percentile	2
Governance score	5.34
Governance score percentile	2
Level of controversy	2

The TJX Companies share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 35.14% of net profits

Recently The TJX Companies has paid out, on average, around 35.14% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.5% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The TJX Companies shareholders could enjoy a 1.5% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The TJX Companies's case, that would currently equate to about $0.26 per share.

While The TJX Companies's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that The TJX Companies may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

The TJX Companies's most recent dividend payout was on 2 June 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 May 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have The TJX Companies's shares ever split?

The TJX Companies's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 6 November 2018. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your The TJX Companies shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for The TJX Companies shares which in turn could have impacted The TJX Companies's share price.

The TJX Companies share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The TJX Companies's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$42.3598 up to US$71.0565. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The TJX Companies's is 0.9768. This would suggest that The TJX Companies's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

The TJX Companies overview

The TJX Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer. It operates through four segments: Marmaxx, HomeGoods, TJX Canada, and TJX International. The company sells family apparel, including footwear and accessories; home fashions, such as home basics, furniture, rugs, lighting products, giftware, soft home products, decorative accessories, tabletop, and cookware, as well as expanded pet, kids, and gourmet food departments; fine jewelry and accessories; and other merchandise. As of March 30, 2021, it operated 1,271 T.J. Maxx, 1,131 Marshalls, 821 HomeGoods, 48 Sierra, and 34 Homesense stores, as well as tjmaxx.com, marshalls.com, and sierra.com in the United States; 280 Winners, 143 HomeSense, and 102 Marshalls stores in Canada; 602 T.K. Maxx and 78 Homesense stores, as well as tkmaxx.com in Europe; and 62 T.K. Maxx stores in Australia. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of The TJX Companies is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.115% of The TJX Companies shares are held by insiders and 92.511% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for The TJX Companies?

  The TJX Companies's fiscal year ends in February.

• Where is The TJX Companies based?

  The TJX Companies's address is: 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA, United States, 01701

• What is The TJX Companies's ISIN number?

  The TJX Companies's international securities identification number is: US8725401090

• What is The TJX Companies's CUSIP number?

  The TJX Companies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 872539101