The TJX Companies, Inc.

Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX - Analyst Report), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS - Snapshot Report), Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA - Analyst Report), Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (PVH - Snapshot Report) and Stepan Company (SCL - Snapshot Report).

The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX - Analyst Report) continues to see bullish earnings forecasts from analysts. The current full-year consensus estimate of $2.17 per share is a penny above the estimates that were issued earlier this month, when we last featured TJX as a Growth and Income pick, and was also bumped up from projections of $2.10 over the past 30 days.

The most accurate full-year projection stands higher at $2.20 per share.

For the following year, analysts are calling for earnings of $2.37 per share, above last month’s $2.35.

The most accurate estimate is more bullish at $2.43 per share.

In early June, the company reported sales for the month of May and reiterated its outlook for the second quarter.

Same-store sales grew 5% on a year-over-year basis. Total sales jumped 4% to $1.49 billion.

The TJX Companies also noted that it continues to see earnings coming in between 43 cents and 49 cents per share for the second quarter.

Analysts are forecasting second-quarter earnings of 49 cents, up from last month’s 48 cents and the 2 months-ago estimates of 41 cents.

Read the June 04, 2009 commentary on TJX and learn about the company’s strong first quarter

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Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS - Snapshot Report) recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, noting that it is payable on June 25 to shareholders of record on June 15. The company is yielding an industry-leading 3%. Read the full analysis on NUS.

Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA - Analyst Report) has seen solid share price advances against the broader market. The company has also been the subject of higher estimate revisions on a record first quarter. Read the full analysis on STRA.

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (PVH - Snapshot Report) is seeing bullish estimate revisions as its share price soars past the market. The current full-year earnings forecast of $2.26 per share was upped from last month’s $2.19. During the past 3 months, PVH’s shares more than tripled the S&P 500. Read the full analysis on PVH.

Stepan Company (SCL - Snapshot Report) is a solid Growth and Income pick that has also seen strong momentum lately. The stock has more than doubled the performance of the broader market over the past 3 months as analysts upped full-year earnings estimates by 36.5% to $2.77 per share. Read the full analysis on SCL.

Read the full analyst report on TJX