TJX Companies (TJX) Competitors $136.38 -1.13 (-0.82%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$135.90 -0.48 (-0.35%) As of 08/22/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TJX vs. COST, DLTR, ROST, URBN, ANF, BURL, DG, HD, KR, and WMTShould you be buying TJX Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TJX Companies include Costco Wholesale (COST), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Burlington Stores (BURL), Dollar General (DG), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), and Walmart (WMT). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. TJX Companies vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Dollar Tree Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Burlington Stores Dollar General Home Depot Kroger Walmart TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is TJX or COST more profitable? TJX Companies has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.92%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 58.63% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TJX Companies8.59% 58.63% 15.43% Costco Wholesale 2.92%30.48%10.52% Is TJX or COST a better dividend stock? TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TJX Companies pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TJX Companies has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Do analysts rate TJX or COST? TJX Companies currently has a consensus price target of $147.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.21%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,050.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.54%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Costco Wholesale is more favorable than TJX Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TJX Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Does the media prefer TJX or COST? In the previous week, TJX Companies had 17 more articles in the media than Costco Wholesale. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for TJX Companies and 97 mentions for Costco Wholesale. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat TJX Companies' score of 1.04 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TJX Companies 62 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 67 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TJX or COST? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than TJX Companies. TJX Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTJX Companies$56.36B2.70$4.86B$4.2532.09Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.67$7.37B$17.6354.37 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TJX or COST? 91.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, TJX or COST? TJX Companies has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTJX Companies and Costco Wholesale tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TJX Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TJX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TJX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TJX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTJX CompaniesRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$153.61B$93.16B$27.00B$20.92BDividend Yield1.24%1.79%172.61%3.57%P/E Ratio31.0724.9626.7629.17Price / Sales2.701.423.8172.30Price / Cash25.1319.5758.6723.54Price / Book17.189.054.825.47Net Income$4.86B$2.14B$869.87M$992.74M7 Day Performance2.87%-0.09%1.97%2.68%1 Month Performance7.99%1.95%-2.05%1.53%1 Year Performance14.15%1.78%16.23%10.77% TJX Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TJXTJX Companies4.5983 of 5 stars$136.38-0.8%$147.58+8.2%+14.6%$153.61B$56.36B31.07364,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionCOSTCostco Wholesale4.3468 of 5 stars$977.54+0.6%$1,050.00+7.4%+9.2%$433.33B$254.45B55.42333,000Trending NewsInsider TradeDLTRDollar Tree3.2549 of 5 stars$112.15-1.2%$99.89-10.9%+15.7%$23.44B$17.58B-8.10214,710News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastROSTRoss Stores4.6951 of 5 stars$146.26-0.5%$159.06+8.8%-3.5%$47.86B$21.13B23.12107,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpURBNUrban Outfitters4.1141 of 5 stars$76.53-1.3%$75.00-2.0%+105.2%$6.85B$5.55B15.9829,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.9318 of 5 stars$95.62+1.9%$111.88+17.0%-40.6%$4.56B$4.95B9.4139,200News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBURLBurlington Stores4.4889 of 5 stars$278.97-0.4%$317.57+13.8%+4.8%$17.61B$10.63B34.2477,532Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDGDollar General4.2381 of 5 stars$113.11+0.3%$108.80-3.8%-8.8%$24.89B$40.61B21.59194,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHDHome Depot4.459 of 5 stars$395.19-1.1%$427.76+8.2%+13.0%$393.33B$159.51B26.82520,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionKRKroger4.5457 of 5 stars$70.07+0.5%$70.53+0.7%+32.9%$46.30B$147.12B19.09409,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionWMTWalmart4.6545 of 5 stars$100.63+0.6%$109.89+9.2%+28.1%$803.09B$680.99B43.012,100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costco Wholesale Competitors Dollar Tree Competitors Ross Stores Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors Dollar General Competitors Home Depot Competitors Kroger Competitors Walmart Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TJX) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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