TJX Companies (TJX) Competitors

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) and TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the media prefer ROST or TJX?

In the previous week, TJX Companies had 42 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for TJX Companies and 29 mentions for Ross Stores. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Ross Stores' score of 0.61 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ross Stores	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TJX Companies	47 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ROST or TJX?

TJX Companies received 238 more outperform votes than Ross Stores when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.12% of users gave TJX Companies an outperform vote while only 64.00% of users gave Ross Stores an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ross Stores	Outperform Votes 976 64.00%	Underperform Votes 549 36.00%
TJX Companies	Outperform Votes 1214 75.12%	Underperform Votes 402 24.88%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROST or TJX?

86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ross Stores 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ROST or TJX more profitable?

Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.82% compared to TJX Companies' net margin of 8.56%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 63.19% beat Ross Stores' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ross Stores	9.82%	42.43%	14.35%
TJX Companies	8.56%	63.19%	15.45%

Do analysts prefer ROST or TJX?

Ross Stores presently has a consensus price target of $169.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.66%. TJX Companies has a consensus price target of $127.41, indicating a potential upside of 6.41%. Given Ross Stores' stronger consensus rating and 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
Ross Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
TJX Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Which has better valuation and earnings, ROST or TJX?

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
Ross Stores	$21.09B	2.19	$1.87B	$6.20	22.47
TJX Companies	$55.62B	2.43	$4.47B	$4.14	28.92

Is ROST or TJX a better dividend stock?

Ross Stores pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ross Stores pays out 23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TJX Companies pays out 36.2% 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 more volatility and risk, ROST or TJX?

Ross Stores has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TJX Companies has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TJX Companies beats Ross Stores on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.