Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.100-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.440. The company issued revenue guidance of $14.3 billion-$14.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $14.7 billion.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on KSS. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Kohl's from $10.00 to $5.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Kohl's from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Kohl's from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Telsey Advisory Group restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $9.00 target price on shares of Kohl's in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Kohl's from $15.00 to $8.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $9.75.

Kohl's Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE KSS traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $8.13. The stock had a trading volume of 14,911,382 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,850,137. Kohl's has a fifty-two week low of $6.04 and a fifty-two week high of $24.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 1.05. The business's 50-day moving average price is $7.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.18. The company has a market cap of $905.06 million, a P/E ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.61.

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by $0.09. Kohl's had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The firm had revenue of $3.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.24) EPS. Kohl's's revenue for the quarter was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Kohl's will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kohl's Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.15%. Kohl's's payout ratio is 51.02%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of Kohl's by 14.2% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 489,708 shares of the company's stock worth $4,006,000 after acquiring an additional 60,769 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in shares of Kohl's during the 1st quarter worth about $166,000. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Kohl's during the 1st quarter worth about $96,000. 98.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.