TJX Companies (TJX) Competitors $139.55 -1.28 (-0.91%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$138.85 -0.70 (-0.50%) As of 09/12/2025 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, ROST, URBN, ANF, BURL, DG, HD, KR, LOW, and WMTShould you be buying TJX Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TJX Companies include Costco Wholesale (COST), Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Burlington Stores (BURL), Dollar General (DG), Home Depot (HD), Kroger (KR), Lowe's Companies (LOW), and Walmart (WMT). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. TJX Companies vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Burlington Stores Dollar General Home Depot Kroger Lowe's Companies Walmart TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) 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 valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TJX or COST? 91.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, TJX or COST? TJX Companies has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TJX or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 58 more articles in the media than TJX Companies. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 43 mentions for TJX Companies. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.14 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 40 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Costco Wholesale 71 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer TJX or COST? TJX Companies currently has a consensus price target of $147.58, indicating a potential upside of 5.75%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,056.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.17%. 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) 21 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 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% Which has stronger 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$56.36B2.76$4.86B$4.3931.79Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.69$7.37B$17.6354.90 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 38.7% 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. SummaryTJX Companies and Costco Wholesale tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$156.74B$92.39B$27.98B$21.58BDividend Yield1.21%1.85%173.88%3.48%P/E Ratio31.7924.4620.6229.75Price / Sales2.761.388.4768.12Price / Cash25.7419.5866.6725.00Price / Book17.518.734.824.58Net Income$4.86B$2.14B$872.26M$999.94M7 Day Performance0.18%-2.13%1.40%0.68%1 Month Performance4.09%-5.56%4.17%3.10%1 Year Performance16.49%7.96%19.30%14.39% TJX Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TJXTJX Companies4.4207 of 5 stars$139.55-0.9%$147.58+5.8%+18.0%$156.74B$56.36B31.79364,000Positive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.5202 of 5 stars$968.61+0.5%$1,050.00+8.4%+5.8%$429.61B$254.45B54.95333,000Trending NewsROSTRoss Stores4.8266 of 5 stars$152.04+0.7%$160.67+5.7%-3.1%$49.74B$21.13B24.14107,000Positive NewsEx-DividendURBNUrban Outfitters4.6584 of 5 stars$72.73+2.8%$81.91+12.6%+92.5%$6.53B$5.55B14.2229,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.3733 of 5 stars$95.66+0.3%$115.25+20.5%-36.2%$4.56B$4.95B9.0539,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionBURLBurlington Stores4.7751 of 5 stars$291.110.0%$344.29+18.3%-3.0%$18.35B$10.63B34.3777,532Trending NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionDGDollar General4.4556 of 5 stars$108.22-1.0%$112.92+4.3%+25.4%$23.81B$40.61B20.03194,200Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHDHome Depot4.6813 of 5 stars$419.61+0.2%$432.52+3.1%+13.0%$417.67B$159.51B28.51520,700Positive NewsKRKroger4.0993 of 5 stars$67.56-0.3%$70.58+4.5%+23.8%$44.62B$147.12B18.40409,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLOWLowe's Companies4.585 of 5 stars$272.03+0.8%$284.13+4.4%+7.9%$152.65B$83.67B22.37270,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseInsider TradeWMTWalmart4.6121 of 5 stars$102.09+1.6%$110.76+8.5%+29.9%$813.75B$680.99B38.372,100,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costco Wholesale Competitors Ross Stores Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors Dollar General Competitors Home Depot Competitors Kroger Competitors Lowe's Companies 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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