What is Roth Capital’s Estimate for Target FY2025 Earnings?

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Target in a report released on Thursday, November 21st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the retailer will post earnings of $8.87 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $9.66. The consensus estimate for Target’s current full-year earnings is $9.58 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Target’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.56 EPS.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 20th. The retailer reported $1.85 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $25.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.10 EPS. Target’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Daiwa Capital Markets raised Target from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Target from $165.00 to $130.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. HSBC cut shares of Target from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $138.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Target from $180.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Daiwa America upgraded Target to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $162.13.

Target Stock Up 2.8 %

TGT stock opened at $125.01 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $151.27 and a 200 day moving average of $149.54. The firm has a market cap of $57.59 billion, a PE ratio of 13.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.24. Target has a twelve month low of $120.21 and a twelve month high of $181.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

Institutional Trading of Target

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TGT. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Target by 5.6% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,684 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Invst LLC grew its stake in shares of Target by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 11,760 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,833,000 after buying an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Target in the 3rd quarter worth about $326,000. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group increased its holdings in shares of Target by 234.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 7,237 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,159,000 after buying an additional 5,072 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Target by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 8,140 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,269,000 after buying an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. 79.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Brian C. Cornell sold 45,000 shares of Target stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.67, for a total transaction of $7,140,150.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 303,843 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,210,768.81. The trade was a 12.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Richard H. Gomez sold 6,348 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 27th. The stock was 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 owns 123,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,418,510.67. The trade was a 4.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 52,348 shares of company stock worth $8,290,995 over the last quarter. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Target Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $1.12 per share. This represents a $4.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. Target’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.