Express (EXPR) Competitors

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Express (NYSE:EXPR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TJX or EXPR?

91.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Express shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TJX or EXPR more profitable?

Express has a net margin of 10.01% compared to TJX Companies' net margin of 8.63%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 61.82% beat Express' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TJX Companies	8.63%	61.82%	15.53%
Express	10.01%	-85.36%	-13.20%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TJX or EXPR?

TJX Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Express. Express 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	$54.22B	2.59	$4.47B	$4.25	29.37
Express	$1.79B	0.00	$293.83M	$54.98	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, TJX or EXPR?

TJX Companies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Express has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TJX or EXPR?

In the previous week, TJX Companies had 24 more articles in the media than Express. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for TJX Companies and 25 mentions for Express. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Express' score of 0.19 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	45 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Express	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TJX or EXPR?

TJX Companies received 450 more outperform votes than Express when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.18% of users gave TJX Companies an outperform vote while only 63.97% of users gave Express an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TJX Companies	Outperform Votes 1224 75.18%	Underperform Votes 404 24.82%
Express	Outperform Votes 774 63.97%	Underperform Votes 436 36.03%

Do analysts rate TJX or EXPR?

TJX Companies presently has a consensus price target of $131.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.48%. Given TJX Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than Express.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TJX Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Express	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

TJX Companies beats Express on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.