TJX Companies stock has been soft all week and slipped another 2.6% today, even as the latest quarter reinforced why many investors view it as the off price retail bellwether. Q2 revenue came in at US$15.2b with consolidated comparable store sales up 4%. Adjusted pretax margin reached 11.9%, which management flagged as strong enough to raise full year margin and earnings guidance.

The gap between a falling share price and firmer profitability is now the core question for you. Is this just sentiment, or is the market starting to question how durable that margin story really is?

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