Target Corporation $TGT Stock Holdings Trimmed by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH trimmed its stake in Target by 10.8% in Q4, selling 42,452 shares and holding 349,297 shares worth about $34.55 million.
• Target beat quarterly EPS expectations ($2.44 vs. $2.16), issued FY2026 guidance of roughly $7.50–$8.50 EPS, and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.14 per share (annualized $4.56, ~3.5% yield).
• Institutional investors own about 79.7% of Target, while the consensus analyst target ($117.39) sits below the recent share price (~$130), with the stock trading at a P/E of ~16 and a market cap near $59 billion.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH reduced its stake in Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT - Free Report) by 10.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 349,297 shares of the retailer's stock after selling 42,452 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.08% of Target worth $34,546,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Target by 10.9% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,267,577 shares of the retailer's stock valued at $113,702,000 after acquiring an additional 124,371 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Target by 41.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 38,819 shares of the retailer's stock worth $3,482,000 after buying an additional 11,378 shares during the period. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Target during the third quarter worth approximately $1,236,000. LJI Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Target by 446.4% during the third quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,836 shares of the retailer's stock worth $2,138,000 after buying an additional 19,474 shares during the period. Finally, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC boosted its position in shares of Target by 15.4% during the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 342,487 shares of the retailer's stock worth $30,721,000 after buying an additional 45,803 shares during the period. 79.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Target Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE TGT opened at $130.20 on Friday. Target Corporation has a twelve month low of $83.44 and a twelve month high of $133.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market cap of $58.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.01, a PEG ratio of 5.43 and a beta of 1.03. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $119.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $105.03.

Target (NYSE:TGT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The retailer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $0.28. Target had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 22.25%. The firm had revenue of $30.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $30.52 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.41 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Target has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.300- EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.500-8.500 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Target Corporation will post 8.04 EPS for the current year.

Target Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.14 per share. This represents a $4.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 13th. Target's payout ratio is currently 56.09%.

Insider Activity at Target

In other news, CAO Matthew A. Liegel sold 2,053 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.19, for a total transaction of $240,591.07. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,143 shares in the company, valued at $1,423,038.17. The trade was a 14.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TGT. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded Target from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. KeyCorp reissued a "sector weight" rating on shares of Target in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Target from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Wolfe Research raised Target from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Target from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $117.39.

Target Profile

Target Corporation NYSE: TGT is a U.S.-based general merchandise retailer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company operates a network of full-line and small-format stores across the United States alongside a national e-commerce platform and mobile app. Target’s retail assortment spans apparel, home goods, electronics, groceries and household essentials, plus beauty, baby and pet categories. The firm complements national brands with a portfolio of owned and exclusive labels and partnerships that help differentiate its merchandise assortment.

Target traces its roots to the Dayton Company, founded by George Dayton in 1902; the Target discount chain was launched in 1962 and the parent company later adopted the Target Corporation name.

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