Kohl's - KSS Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kohl's in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" KSS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in KSS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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16 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Kohl's' shares. Their KSS share price forecasts range from $19.00 to $75.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $36.79 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.4% from the stock's current price.
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Kohl's' stock was trading at $49.39 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, KSS stock has decreased by 36.6% and is now trading at $31.33.
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Kohl's saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,220,000 shares, a decrease of 16.9% from the July 15th total of 14,710,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,450,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 9.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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Kohl's Co. (NYSE:KSS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 18th. The company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.09. The firm earned $4.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.91 billion. Kohl's had a net margin of 4.87% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.47%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.48 earnings per share.

Kohl's announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, September 21st. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.38%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 6th.
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Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.89%. KSS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 31.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, KSS will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.96% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Kohl's updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.80-$3.20 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.06. The company issued revenue guidance of $17.36 billion-$17.55 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $17.50 billion.

1,039 employees have rated Kohl's Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass on Glassdoor.com. Michelle Gass has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees.

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Kohl's trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KSS."

Kohl's' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (5.45%), State Street Corp (3.43%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.99%), FMR LLC (1.60%), Nomura Holdings Inc. (0.00%) and Nomura Holdings Inc. (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Jonas Prising and Peter Boneparth.
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Shares of KSS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of KSS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.33.

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) has a market capitalization of $4.02 billion and generates $19.43 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $938 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.44 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 99,000 workers across the globe.

Kohl's was founded in 1962.

Kohl's' mailing address is N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DR, MENOMONEE FALLS WI, 53051. The official website for the company is www.kohlscorporation.com. The company can be reached via phone at (262) 703-7000, via email at investor.relations@kohls.com, or via fax at 262-703-6143.