TJX Companies (TJX) Competitors $125.89 +1.36 (+1.09%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.75 -0.14 (-0.11%) As of 08/1/2025 07:57 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 Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Is COST or TJX more profitable? TJX Companies has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.92%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 58.81% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Costco Wholesale2.92% 30.48% 10.52% TJX Companies 8.47%58.81%15.26% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of COST or TJX? 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor COST or TJX? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 69 more articles in the media than TJX Companies. MarketBeat recorded 109 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 40 mentions for TJX Companies. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.28 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 81 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TJX Companies 37 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is COST or TJX a better dividend stock? Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TJX Companies pays out 40.0% 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. Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and TJX Companies has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer COST or TJX? Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus price target of $1,037.48, suggesting a potential upside of 8.92%. TJX Companies has a consensus price target of $141.06, suggesting a potential upside of 12.05%. Given TJX Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68TJX Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, COST or TJX? 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 RatioCostco Wholesale$268.78B1.57$7.37B$17.6354.03TJX Companies$56.99B2.47$4.86B$4.2529.62 Which has more risk and volatility, COST or TJX? Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TJX Companies has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCostco Wholesale and TJX Companies 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$139.11B$89.18B$26.86B$20.65BDividend Yield1.35%1.83%177.15%3.67%P/E Ratio29.6224.1927.8229.03Price / Sales2.471.358.4066.13Price / Cash22.7618.8853.6622.84Price / Book16.858.575.434.43Net Income$4.86B$2.14B$880.44M$994.22M7 Day Performance-0.31%-0.57%-5.17%-3.39%1 Month Performance0.49%2.10%-2.40%-2.09%1 Year Performance11.27%4.60%17.98%10.09% TJX Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TJXTJX Companies4.8009 of 5 stars$125.89+1.1%$141.06+12.0%+10.8%$139.11B$56.99B29.62364,000News CoveragePositive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.5051 of 5 stars$932.49-0.3%$1,037.48+11.3%+16.6%$413.51B$254.45B52.89333,000Trending NewsDLTRDollar Tree3.2451 of 5 stars$115.55+1.0%$97.74-15.4%+15.0%$24.11B$17.58B-8.34214,710Positive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.679 of 5 stars$140.03+1.2%$159.06+13.6%-4.2%$45.71B$21.13B22.08107,000Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters3.8647 of 5 stars$77.50+2.5%$75.00-3.2%+72.2%$6.94B$5.55B16.2029,000News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Gap DownANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.535 of 5 stars$97.73+5.8%$111.88+14.5%-36.1%$4.65B$4.95B9.6039,200Gap DownBURLBurlington Stores4.1257 of 5 stars$286.28+2.5%$317.57+10.9%+7.0%$18.05B$10.78B35.1077,532Positive NewsDGDollar General4.2351 of 5 stars$105.86-1.6%$108.40+2.4%-9.7%$23.29B$40.61B20.20194,200Positive NewsHDHome Depot4.9071 of 5 stars$377.51+0.6%$426.77+13.0%+4.2%$375.47B$162.95B25.60520,700News CoveragePositive NewsKRKroger4.0245 of 5 stars$69.81-2.3%$70.16+0.5%+29.6%$46.13B$147.12B19.02409,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeWMTWalmart4.499 of 5 stars$97.32-0.1%$106.67+9.6%+41.0%$776.53B$680.99B41.582,100,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↑ 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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