Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) Receives Consensus Rating of "Reduce" from Analysts

Key Points

• Kohl's Corporation has received a consensus rating of "Reduce" from analysts, with six analysts recommending a sell and one suggesting a buy among the ratings given by research firms.
• The company's average twelve-month price target is currently $12.46, though Telsey Advisory Group raised its target to $16.00 recently.
• Kohl's announced a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 3.0%, and has set its FY 2025 guidance for EPS between 0.500-0.800.

Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Reduce" from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $12.4643.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on KSS shares. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price target on shares of Kohl's from $9.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Gordon Haskett raised Kohl's from a "hold" rating to an "accumulate" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Citigroup upped their price target on Kohl's from $8.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Kohl's from $5.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Kohl's from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th.

Kohl's Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KSS opened at $16.55 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $12.13 and a 200-day moving average of $9.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 1.36. Kohl's has a twelve month low of $6.04 and a twelve month high of $21.39. The firm has a market cap of $1.85 billion, a PE ratio of 8.94 and a beta of 1.74.

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.23. The firm 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 company's revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. Kohl's has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.500-0.800 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Kohl's will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kohl's Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. Kohl's's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.03%.

Institutional Trading of Kohl's

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KSS. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kohl's in the 4th quarter worth $330,000. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in Kohl's by 38.2% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 66,442 shares of the company's stock valued at $933,000 after purchasing an additional 18,352 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Kohl's by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 890,188 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,498,000 after buying an additional 113,875 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Kohl's by 12.3% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,151,053 shares of the company's stock worth $16,161,000 after buying an additional 125,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Kohl's by 215.7% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 352,165 shares of the company's stock worth $4,944,000 after buying an additional 240,626 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.04% of the company's stock.

Kohl's Company Profile

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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