Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Kohl’s

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Telsey Advisory Group reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Kohl’s in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.27 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.35. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on KSS. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Kohl’s from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Gordon Haskett downgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Robert W. Baird lowered shares of Kohl’s from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $18.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Guggenheim downgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Kohl’s from $18.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.84.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

KSS stock opened at $11.24 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.23. Kohl’s has a 52 week low of $10.91 and a 52 week high of $29.60. The stock has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.06 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Institutional Trading of Kohl’s

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its position in shares of Kohl’s by 151.8% during the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 66,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,000 after acquiring an additional 40,238 shares in the last quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Kohl’s by 66.7% during the fourth quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. now owns 105,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,474,000 after purchasing an additional 42,000 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 149.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 16,572,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,671,000 after purchasing an additional 9,925,878 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 451,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,339,000 after buying an additional 59,979 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its position in shares of Kohl’s by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 3,646,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,190,000 after buying an additional 117,819 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Kohl’s

In related news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 3,827 shares of Kohl’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.05, for a total transaction of $53,769.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 133,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,869,928.55. This trade represents a 2.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Kohl’s

Kohl’s Corporation operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States. It offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products through its stores and website. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Croft & Barrow, Jumping Beans, SO, Sonoma Goods for Life, and Tek Gear, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang.