Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) Stock Has Average Target Price of $16.17

Key Points

• Analysts remain cautious: Kohl’s has an average “Reduce” rating from 15 analysts, with an average 12-month price target of $16.17.
• Quarterly results beat expectations: The company reported $1.28 in EPS versus the $0.58 consensus estimate and revenue of $3.52 billion, ahead of the $3.32 billion forecast.
• Kohl’s continues paying a dividend: Its quarterly dividend is $0.125 per share, or $0.50 annually, representing a 2.5% yield and a 21.83% payout ratio.

Shares of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Reduce" from the fifteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.17.

KSS has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Kohl's from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "underweight" rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of Kohl's in a report on Monday, July 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Kohl's from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. BTIG Research restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Kohl's in a report on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Kohl's from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th.

Kohl's Price Performance

Kohl's stock opened at $20.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 1.49. Kohl's has a 52 week low of $11.38 and a 52 week high of $25.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.88 and a beta of 1.32. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $18.43 and a 200-day moving average of $16.46.

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.70. The company had revenue of $3.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. Kohl's had a net margin of 1.75% and a return on equity of 6.75%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.56 EPS. Kohl's has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.400 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Kohl's will post 2.10 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kohl's Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th were given a dividend of $0.1250 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 9th. Kohl's's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.83%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Jennifer Kent sold 22,942 shares of Kohl's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $458,840.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 234,452 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,689,040. The trade was a 8.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Kohl's

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Kohl's by 107.9% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,479,061 shares of the company's stock worth $31,980,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286,710 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Kohl's by 1,497.7% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,141,932 shares of the company's stock worth $23,406,000 after buying an additional 1,070,457 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Kohl's during the second quarter worth $13,487,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Kohl's by 13.3% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,342,340 shares of the company's stock worth $81,811,000 after buying an additional 744,539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi raised its stake in Kohl's by 1,409.3% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 515,833 shares of the company's stock worth $9,141,000 after buying an additional 481,657 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company's stock.

About Kohl's

Kohl's Corporation is an American department store retailer headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company operates stores across the United States and sells merchandise through its brick-and-mortar locations and e-commerce platform, Kohls.com.

Kohl's offers a broad selection of apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home goods, toys and other consumer merchandise for women, men and children. Its retail offerings include national brands, private-label merchandise and Sephora beauty products through Sephora shop-in-shop locations and online channels.

The company traces its origins to a department store founded by Maxwell Kohl in Brookfield, Wisconsin, in 1962.

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