Target - TGT Stock Forecast, Price & News

27 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Target in the last twelve months. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 18 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" TGT shares.
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27 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Target's shares. Their TGT share price forecasts range from $161.00 to $235.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $193.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.5% from the stock's current price.
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Target's stock was trading at $231.44 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, TGT shares have decreased by 35.9% and is now trading at $148.39.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 16th 2022.
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Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 17th. The retailer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.32. The retailer earned $26.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $26.07 billion. Target had a net margin of 3.92% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 35.15%. Target's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.64 earnings per share.
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Target declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $1.08 per share on Saturday, December 10th. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 15th.
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Target (NYSE:TGT) pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 50 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 49.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, TGT will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.82% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Target declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, August 18th 2021, which allows the company to repurchase $15,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 12.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

10,048 employees have rated Target Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell on Glassdoor.com. Brian Cornell has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

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Target trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TGT."

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One share of TGT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $148.39.

Target (NYSE:TGT) has a market capitalization of $68.30 billion and generates $106.01 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $6.95 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.80 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 450,000 workers across the globe.

Target's mailing address is 1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN, 55403. The official website for the company is www.target.com. The retailer can be reached via phone at (612) 304-6073, via email at investorrelations@target.com, or via fax at 612-761-5555.