TJX upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Telsey Advisory. Telsey Advisory upgraded TJX saying the company continues to win over customers with its exceptional value proposition, process enhancement, and industry leading newness.
Nordstrom price target lowered to $50 from $55 at Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse analyst Michael Binetti lowered his price target for Nordstrom (JWN) to $50 from $55 on weak full-price holiday adding to already clearance filled January. With Nordstrom adding to industry markdown issues, the analyst sees negative reads for J.C. Penney (JCP), Kohl's (KSS), Gap (GPS), but positive for Burlington Stores (BURL), Ross Stores (ROST), and TJX (TJX). Binetti reiterates a Neutral rating on Nordstrom shares.
Notable call activity was cited Friday in Bank of America (BAC), Pfizer (PFE), First Data (FDC), TJX (TJX), ON Semiconductor (ON), ArcelorMittal (MT), Ross Stores (ROST), Plains All American (PAA), and HUYA (HUYA).
TJX calls active as shares see relative strength. The stock up 2% to $48.40 and Jan 50s trade $1.05 to 1.35, including 5K for $1.23 when bid-ask was $1.10 to 1.20. 6.6K changed hands against 5.7K open interest and he market lifted to $1.35 to 1.40.
TJX price target raised to $58 from $54 at MKM Partners. MKM Partners analyst Roxanne Meyer raised her price target on TJX to $58 and kept her Buy rating after meeting with its CEO Ernie Herrman yesterday at the company's sell-side store tour. The analyst believes that the company's top line growth is "sustainable", coming away from the meeting with increased conviction in the TJX apparel strength. Meyer further contends that the company derives its "edge" from its "scale advantage, higher-end reach, and global growth opportunity" that comes with "differentiated product and better brands". The analyst also notes that TJX stores "look exceptional" heading into the holiday season, with "expanded messaging of gifts by price and category."
Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. McDonald's (MCD) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley with analyst John Glass saying he expects the benefits from the company's U.S. store remodeling to become apparent in 2019. 2. TJX (TJX) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus with analyst Chris Graja saying the rating change is driven by the pullback in the stock price given the company's growing store traffic, single-A credit ratings, and a 22% annualized dividend growth. 3. Ryder (R) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel with analyst David Ross saying approaching 2019, the stock's upside/downside case is now in investors' favor. 4. Dominion (D) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS with analyst Daniel Ford saying management has taken "appropriate and necessary" actions to overcome the negative impact of the surprise master limited partnership income tax ruling that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued earlier this year. 5. PPG (PPG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citi analyst P.J. Juvekar saying "rapidly falling" oil prices are poised to reduce some of the raw material inflation pressuring the company. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.
TJX upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus. Argus analyst Chris Graja upgraded TJX to Buy from Hold with a price target of $55. The analyst says the rating change is driven by the pullback in the stock price given the company's growing store traffic, single-A credit ratings, and a 22% annualized dividend growth. Graja further notes that TJX's Marmaxx segment has now delivered quarterly increases in store traffic for 17 consecutive quarters and believes that the company is "very well positioned" for the holiday spending season after a 7% rise in Q3 comps and based on his recent store visits.
TJX apparel category strengthening and should drive momentum, says DA Davidson. DA Davidson analyst John Morris kept his Buy rating and $65 price target on TJX (TJX) after its Q3 results, saying its earnings beat was "high quality" with a 7% increase in comps "driven by strong traffic across all divisions". The analyst says the quarter leads him to conclude that the company's "strengthened apparel category should drive momentum" heading into the holiday season. Morris also believes that TJX has "more avenues of growth" as it closes the execution gap on Burlington Stores (BURL).