NYSE:TGT - Target Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Target declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share on Monday, September 10th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 14th. This is a boost from Target's previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. View Target's Dividend History.

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The retailer reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.06. The retailer had revenue of $16.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.58 billion. Target had a return on equity of 23.34% and a net margin of 4.09%. Target's revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.21 EPS. View Target's Earnings History.

Target is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 22nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Target.

Target updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.15-5.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.27. Target also updated its Q2 guidance to $1.30-1.50 EPS.

20 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Target's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $91.00. On average, they expect Target's stock price to reach $74.4667 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.1%. View Analyst Ratings for Target.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Target in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Target saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,341,278 shares, a drop of 9.0% from the May 31st total of 34,459,878 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,310,323 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.9 days. Currently, 5.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Target's Current Options Chain.

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Media coverage about TGT stock has been trending somewhat positive on Friday, Accern reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Target earned a media sentiment score of 0.05 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the retailer an impact score of 43.41 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Target's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.26%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.18%), Hexavest Inc. (0.18%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.15%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%) and Park National Corp OH (0.07%). Company insiders that own Target stock include Anne M Mulcahy, Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu, Donald R Knauss, Hourigan Rice Jacqueline, Janna A Potts, John J Mulligan, Laysha Ward, 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 Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Hexavest Inc., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Sit Investment Associates Inc., Hartford Investment Management Co., Foundry Partners LLC, AMG National Trust Bank and Westpac Banking Corp. Company insiders that have sold Target company stock in the last year include Don H Liu, Hourigan Rice Jacqueline, Janna A Potts, John J Mulligan, Laysha Ward, Robert M Harrison, Roxanne S Austin and Stephanie A Lundquist. View Insider Buying and Selling for Target.

TGT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, DnB Asset Management AS, Cohen Klingenstein LLC, BLB&B Advisors LLC and Capital Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Target stock in the last two years include Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu and Donald R Knauss. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of TGT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $78.48.

Target has a market capitalization of $40.97 billion and generates $71.88 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $2.93 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.71 on an earnings per share basis. Target employs 345,000 workers across the globe.

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]