Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) Given Consensus Rating of "Reduce" by Analysts

Key Points

• Kohl's Corporation has received an average analyst rating of "Reduce," with six sell ratings, nine holds, and only one buy rating from covering brokerages.
• The stock's average 12-month price objective is $12.75, while recent adjustments from analysts saw target prices ranging from $9.00 to $16.00.
• Kohl's reported a net margin of 1.31% and a 5.0% year-over-year decline in revenue, with an upcoming FY 2025 guidance set between $0.500 to $0.800 EPS.

Shares of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Reduce" from the sixteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $12.75.

Several equities research analysts have commented on KSS shares. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on Kohl's from $9.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Kohl's from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Kohl's from $8.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Kohl's from $5.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded Kohl's from a "hold" rating to an "accumulate" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th.

Kohl's Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE:KSS opened at $15.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The company's fifty day moving average price is $14.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.32. Kohl's has a 1-year low of $6.04 and a 1-year high of $21.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.33 and a beta of 1.74.

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. Kohl's had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 4.62%. The firm's revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. Kohl's has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.500-0.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Kohl's will post 1.3 EPS for the current year.

Kohl's Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th were given a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Kohl's's payout ratio is 27.03%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kohl's

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of Kohl's during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Kohl's by 161.8% in the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,053 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,887 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Kohl's by 49.7% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,177 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,386 shares in the last quarter. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in Kohl's during the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new stake in Kohl's during the 1st quarter worth $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company's stock.

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.

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