Ross Stores (ROST) Competitors

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) 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, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TJX Companies	Outperform Votes 1231 75.15%	Underperform Votes 407 24.85%
Ross Stores	Outperform Votes 987 63.80%	Underperform Votes 560 36.20%

Which has stronger 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TJX Companies	$56.36B	2.59	$4.47B	$4.26	30.66
Ross Stores	$21.13B	2.24	$1.87B	$6.32	22.73

Which has more volatility and risk, TJX or ROST?

TJX Companies has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock 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 1.1%. 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.

Do analysts rate TJX or ROST?

TJX Companies presently has a consensus price target of $135.76, indicating a potential upside of 3.93%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $160.87, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Ross Stores' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.94
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 stock 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 Companies	8.63%	61.82%	15.53%
Ross Stores	9.95%	41.83%	14.48%

Does the media favor TJX or ROST?

In the previous week, TJX Companies had 14 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for TJX Companies and 33 mentions for Ross Stores. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Ross Stores' score of 1.15 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	35 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ross Stores	20 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

TJX Companies beats Ross Stores on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.