FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Target Issued By Zacks Research

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Target in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the retailer will earn $8.61 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $9.50. The consensus estimate for Target’s current full-year earnings is $8.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Target’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.25 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.35 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.12 EPS.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 20th. The retailer reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.10 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on TGT. Citigroup cut shares of Target from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $188.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Target from $165.00 to $145.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Target in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They set a “market perform” rating and a $168.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Target from $167.00 to $139.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Hsbc Global Res cut Target from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Target has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $160.30.

Target Price Performance

Target stock opened at $132.39 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $60.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.17. Target has a one year low of $120.21 and a one year high of $181.86. The business has a fifty day moving average of $146.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $147.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Target Announces Dividend

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 paid a dividend of $1.12 per share. This represents a $4.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 20th. Target’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.51%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Target news, insider Richard H. Gomez sold 6,348 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.17, for a total transaction of $997,715.16. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 123,551 shares in the company, valued at $19,418,510.67. This represents a 4.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Target

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

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.