Cowen reiterated an Outperform rating on The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), and raised the price target to $85.00 (from $80.00), following the company's 2Q16 earnings report. TJX reported EPS of $0.80, 4c above consensus. Revenues of $7.4B beat consensus estimate of $7.26B. TJX raised their EPS guidance for FY16 to now be in the range of $3.24 to $3.28 (vs. prior guidance of $3.21-$3.27) vs. Street $3.30.

Analyst Oliver Chen commented, "Cowen's sustained optimism on TJX biz model based on high barriers-to-entry incl: global sourcing, tri-brand marketing scale, share gains on value-driven ticket px, long-term store growth potential, & the best buying org. Strong 2Q underscored by traffic-led comp beat, merch margin strength, higher units, & lean inventories."

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Shares of The TJX Companies closed at $76.78 yesterday.

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UBS Raises Price target on TJX Cos. (TJX) Headed into the 2H August 19, 2015 9:57 AM Stifel Affirms TJX Cos. (TJX) at 'Buy'; Q2 Results Solid, Q3 Outlook Impacted by FX, Pension CostsAugust 18, 2015 9:52 AM TJX Cos. (TJX) Tops Q2 EPS by 4c, Comps Increase 6%, Updates Q3 & FY GuidanceAugust 18, 2015 8:38 AM The TJX Companies, Inc. Reports Above-Plan Q2 FY16 Results with 6% Comp Sales Growth and 7% Adjusted Earnings Per Share Increase; Raises Full Year Comp and EPS GuidanceAugust 18, 2015 8:34 AM Wal-Mart, materials shares drag Wall St. lowerAugust 18, 2015 7:25 AM