TJX

TJX lifts its long-term global store target to 7,500 and plans faster openings as strong new-store results expand its runway.

Investors with an interest in Retail - Discount Stores stocks have likely encountered both Dollar General (DG) and TJX (TJX). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

TJX's HomeGoods division is seeing broad-based momentum, supported by a higher basket, rising transactions and strength across merchandise categories.

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After losing some value lately, a hammer chart pattern has been formed for TJX (TJX), indicating that the stock has found support. This, combined with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions, could lead to a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.

TJX (TJX) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.

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Charlie O'Shea offers his perspective on the retail trade after Walmart (WMT), Ross Stores (ROST), and Target (TGT) posted varying earnings results. Focusing more on TJX Companies (TJX), he sees the stock's sell-off after earnings as a buying opportunity.