TJX vs. COST, ROST, URBN, ANF, BURL, DG, HD, KR, LOW, and WMT
Should 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 (NASDAQ:COST) and TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 119 more articles in the media than TJX Companies. MarketBeat recorded 158 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 39 mentions for TJX Companies. TJX Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.08 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of TJX Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Costco Wholesale 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 is poised for long-term growth.
Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TJX Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TJX Companies pays out 40.0% 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. Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and TJX Companies has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.
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.
Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TJX Companies has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Costco Wholesale currently has a consensus target price of $1,037.48, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. TJX Companies has a consensus target price of $141.06, indicating a potential upside of 15.86%. Given TJX Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.
TJX Companies has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 2.92%. TJX Companies' return on equity of 58.81% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.
Summary
Costco Wholesale and TJX Companies tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:TJX) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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