Target - TGT Stock Forecast, Price & News

26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Target in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 17 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" TGT shares.
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26 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Target's stock. Their TGT share price forecasts range from $150.00 to $235.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $189.15 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.6% from the stock's current price.
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Target's stock was trading at $231.44 at the start of the year. Since then, TGT stock has decreased by 28.7% and is now trading at $165.12.
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Target is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 17th 2022.
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Target will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 17th at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 18th. The retailer reported $2.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.81. The retailer earned $24.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.48 billion. Target had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.75% and a net margin of 5.48%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.69 EPS.
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Target declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $1.08 per share on Saturday, September 10th. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.62%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 16th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.90.
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Target (NYSE:TGT) pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.16%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 52 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 29.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, TGT will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.63% 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 of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, August 18th 2021, which permits the company to buyback $15,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 12.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership 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.

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

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

Target's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Jennison Associates LLC (0.49%), Swiss National Bank (0.45%), US Bancorp DE (0.39%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.39%), Focused Investors LLC (0.18%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian C Cornell, Brian C Cornell, Cara A Sylvester, Cathy R Smith, Christina Hennington, Don H Liu, Don H Liu, Jill Sando, John J Mulligan, Katie M Boylan, Laysha Ward, Mark J Tritton, Mark Schindele, Michael Edward Mcnamara, Michael J Fiddelke, Robert M Harrison, Robert M Harrison, Roxanne S Austin, Stephanie A Lundquist and Stephen A Vintz.
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Shares of TGT 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 TGT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $165.12.

Target (NYSE:TGT) has a market capitalization of $76.57 billion and generates $106.01 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $6.95 billion in net income (profit) each year or $12.06 on an earnings per share basis.

Target employs 450,000 workers across the globe.

Target was founded in 1902.

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.