TJX Companies (TJX) Competitors $140.68 -1.98 (-1.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$140.89 +0.21 (+0.15%) As of 05:13 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Is TJX or COST more profitable? TJX Companies has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.94%. 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 2.94%30.09%10.69% Do analysts prefer TJX or COST? TJX Companies currently has a consensus target price of $147.63, indicating a potential upside of 4.94%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus target price of $1,067.19, indicating a potential upside of 16.66%. Given Costco Wholesale's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 22 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$56.36B2.78$4.86B$4.3932.05Costco Wholesale$275.24B1.47$8.10B$18.2150.24 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, TJX or COST? TJX Companies has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor TJX or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 61 more articles in the media than TJX Companies. MarketBeat recorded 122 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 61 mentions for TJX Companies. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.12 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TJX Companies 51 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 88 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 0.6%. TJX Companies pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 28.6% 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$156.57B$89.12B$27.39B$22.04BDividend Yield1.19%1.90%172.48%3.57%P/E Ratio32.0524.0619.6529.86Price / Sales2.781.363.8688.51Price / Cash26.1618.4363.6524.65Price / Book18.838.515.154.64Net Income$4.86B$2.24B$911.70M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.63%0.07%-0.59%0.54%1 Month Performance-0.08%-3.38%0.64%3.12%1 Year Performance24.00%9.62%15.12%15.34% TJX Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TJXTJX Companies4.5211 of 5 stars$140.68-1.4%$147.63+4.9%+27.3%$156.57B$56.36B32.05364,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOSTCostco Wholesale4.8244 of 5 stars$913.12-0.3%$1,072.00+17.4%+4.7%$405.13B$275.24B50.17333,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDLTRDollar Tree3.9283 of 5 stars$93.54-1.6%$111.29+19.0%+22.4%$19.08B$17.58B-6.89214,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastROSTRoss Stores4.4613 of 5 stars$151.56+0.0%$160.67+6.0%+7.3%$49.30B$21.13B24.06107,000Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters4.1637 of 5 stars$72.22-1.1%$81.91+13.4%+92.0%$6.50B$5.55B14.1529,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.9256 of 5 stars$84.70-1.4%$115.78+36.7%-45.7%$3.99B$4.95B8.0139,200Analyst ForecastBURLBurlington Stores4.4825 of 5 stars$256.26-2.8%$344.29+34.3%+5.0%$16.15B$10.63B30.2477,532Analyst ForecastDGDollar General4.6187 of 5 stars$102.65+0.5%$115.48+12.5%+14.4%$22.59B$40.61B19.01194,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHDHome Depot4.751 of 5 stars$406.42-0.9%$436.40+7.4%-5.2%$404.52B$159.51B27.61520,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastKRKroger4.285 of 5 stars$66.34+1.3%$73.63+11.0%+19.5%$43.96B$147.12B16.84409,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastWMTWalmart4.5665 of 5 stars$102.51-0.6%$112.38+9.6%+30.3%$817.30B$680.99B38.542,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingThe warning signs that preceded the 2008 crash are reappearing: an irrational NASDAQ bubble, a record-high gol...StockEarnings | SponsoredAn Early Move On The Next Shift In CoinLitecoin is already processing 500,000+ daily transactions, integrated with PayPal and Revolut, and now one fi...Market Tactic | Sponsored"I'm risking my reputation on this"If I'm right about what's coming, this could be the most important book you'll read this yearCrypto 101 Media | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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