TJX Companies (TJX) Competitors $127.51 +1.20 (+0.95%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$128.48 +0.97 (+0.76%) As of 04/17/2025 06:19 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. ROST, URBN, ANF, AEO, BKE, FL, GES, CAL, SCVL, and ZUMZShould you be buying TJX Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TJX Companies include Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), Guess? (GES), Caleres (CAL), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), and Zumiez (ZUMZ). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. TJX Companies vs. Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch American Eagle Outfitters Buckle Foot Locker Guess? Caleres Shoe Carnival Zumiez TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, TJX or ROST? TJX Companies has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TJX or ROST a better dividend stock? TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. TJX Companies pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ross Stores pays out 25.6% 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. Which has better earnings and valuation, TJX or ROST? TJX Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Ross Stores. Ross Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TJX Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTJX Companies$56.36B2.53$4.47B$4.2629.93Ross Stores$21.13B2.17$1.87B$6.3222.09 Does the media refer more to TJX or ROST? In the previous week, TJX Companies had 30 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for TJX Companies and 29 mentions for Ross Stores. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat TJX Companies' score of 1.19 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TJX Companies 46 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ross Stores 19 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor TJX or ROST? TJX Companies received 244 more outperform votes than Ross Stores when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave TJX Companies an outperform vote while only 63.80% of users gave Ross Stores an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTJX CompaniesOutperform Votes123175.15% Underperform Votes40724.85% Ross StoresOutperform Votes98763.80% Underperform Votes56036.20% Do institutionals & insiders believe in TJX or ROST? 91.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ross Stores shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is TJX or ROST more profitable? Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.95% compared to TJX Companies' net margin of 8.63%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 61.82% beat Ross Stores' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TJX Companies8.63% 61.82% 15.53% Ross Stores 9.95%41.83%14.48% Do analysts rate TJX or ROST? TJX Companies currently has a consensus target price of $135.76, indicating a potential upside of 6.47%. Ross Stores has a consensus target price of $160.87, indicating a potential upside of 15.21%. Given Ross Stores' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ross Stores 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) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Ross Stores 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 SummaryTJX Companies beats Ross Stores on 13 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CompaniesFamily clothing stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$142.44B$19.25B$22.65B$18.41BDividend Yield1.18%3.00%170.21%4.18%P/E Ratio30.0012.2321.4731.09Price / Sales2.530.834.0926.55Price / Cash25.579.9219.4117.53Price / Book19.894.965.594.30Net Income$4.47B$702.99M$781.29M$1.02B1 Month Performance8.07%-10.60%-6.15%-8.21%1 Year Performance36.58%-11.70%1.86%1.69% TJX Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TJXTJX Companies4.4124 of 5 stars$127.51+0.9%$135.76+6.5%+37.6%$142.44B$56.36B30.00340,000Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumePositive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.4291 of 5 stars$143.54+1.4%$161.67+12.6%+5.9%$47.20B$21.13B22.60100,000Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters4.6401 of 5 stars$47.43+1.5%$55.55+17.1%+33.7%$4.39B$5.55B13.5923,000Short Interest ↓ANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.0483 of 5 stars$72.57-1.4%$137.14+89.0%-33.0%$3.55B$4.95B7.1831,700Options VolumeAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.596 of 5 stars$10.50-1.3%$16.00+52.4%-51.6%$1.81B$5.33B8.9740,800BKEBuckle4.0517 of 5 stars$34.89+0.0%$41.00+17.5%-5.7%$1.78B$1.22B8.868,000Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓Positive NewsFLFoot Locker4.4685 of 5 stars$11.23-4.9%$21.94+95.3%-45.0%$1.07B$7.99B-2.4949,900GESGuess?4.2667 of 5 stars$10.13+1.9%$12.50+23.4%-62.1%$521.26M$3.00B8.5112,500CALCaleres3.8089 of 5 stars$15.50-2.8%$16.00+3.2%-56.2%$520.99M$2.72B3.459,200Positive NewsSCVLShoe Carnival4.4349 of 5 stars$18.18-3.2%$51.00+180.5%-46.8%$494.04M$1.20B6.685,800ZUMZZumiez3.2 of 5 stars$13.30-0.6%$22.00+65.4%-10.0%$254.82M$889.20M-5.189,500Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ross Stores Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors American Eagle Outfitters Competitors Buckle Competitors Foot Locker Competitors Guess? 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