NYSE:TGT - Target Stock Price, Forecast & News

Target's stock was trading at $105.58 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, TGT shares have decreased by 10.6% and is now trading at $94.36. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Target in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Target.

Target is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Target.

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 3rd. The retailer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.03. The retailer earned $23.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.45 billion. Target had a net margin of 4.20% and a return on equity of 28.46%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.53 earnings per share. View Target's earnings history.

Target declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 19th. View Target's dividend history.

Target announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, September 19th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $5,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 9.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Target updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $6.70-7.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.61.

22 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Target's shares. Their forecasts range from $76.05 to $150.00. On average, they anticipate Target's share price to reach $124.38 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Target.

News stories about TGT stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Target earned a news sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutTarget.

Target saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 10,975,400 shares, a drop of 8.2% from the February 27th total of 11,960,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,030,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's stock are sold short. View Target's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Target include Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Big Lots (BIG), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and Fred's (FREDQ).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Target investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Walmart (WMT), Alibaba Group (BABA), Home Depot (HD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Bank of America (BAC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

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

Target's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.06%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.01%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%) and Bath Savings Trust Co (0.00%). Company insiders that own Target stock include Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu, Janna A Potts, John J Mulligan, Laysha Ward, Mark J Tritton, Michael Edward Mcnamara, Robert M Harrison, Roxanne S Austin and Stephanie A Lundquist. View institutional ownership trends for Target.

TGT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bath Savings Trust Co. Company insiders that have sold Target company stock in the last year include Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu, Janna A Potts, Laysha Ward, Mark J Tritton, Michael Edward Mcnamara, Robert M Harrison, Roxanne S Austin, and Stephanie A Lundquist. View insider buying and selling activity for Target.

TGT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Financial Bank Trust Division, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, M&R Capital Management Inc., and Park National Corp OH. View insider buying and selling activity for Target.

Shares of TGT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of TGT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $94.36.

Target has a market capitalization of $47.27 billion and generates $78.11 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $3.28 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.39 on an earnings per share basis. Target employs 368,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about Target.

The official website for Target is http://www.target.com/.

Target's mailing address is 1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN, 55403. The retailer can be reached via phone at 612-304-6073 or via email at [email protected]