Telsey Advisory Group Expects Reduced Earnings for Target

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Target in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the retailer will earn $8.70 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $9.70. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $195.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Target’s current full-year earnings is $8.60 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Target’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.34 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on TGT. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded shares of Target from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, August 26th. HSBC lowered shares of Target from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $138.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Target from $156.00 to $162.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Target from $165.00 to $137.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Citigroup cut Target from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $188.00 to $130.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $161.63.

Target Stock Up 4.4 %

NYSE:TGT opened at $130.50 on Monday. Target has a twelve month low of $120.21 and a twelve month high of $181.86. The company’s 50 day moving average is $150.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $149.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The company has a market cap of $60.12 billion, a PE ratio of 13.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.24.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 20th. The retailer reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.30 by ($0.45). Target had a net margin of 4.06% and a return on equity of 31.11%. The firm had revenue of $25.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.10 EPS. The company’s revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Triad Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Target during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Target in the third quarter worth $28,000. Slocum Gordon & Co LLP acquired a new stake in Target in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Target during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its stake in shares of Target by 156.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 218 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. 79.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Target news, CAO Matthew A. Liegel sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.13, for a total value of $153,130.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,276 shares in the company, valued at $1,114,173.88. This represents a 12.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Richard H. Gomez sold 6,348 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.17, for a total value of $997,715.16. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 123,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,418,510.67. The trade was a 4.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Target Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be paid a $1.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $4.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.43%. Target’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.51%.

About Target

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.