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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.64 per share on Monday, September 10th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 14th. This is an increase from Target's previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. View Target's Dividend History.

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

Target is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 15th 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 EPS estimate of $5.27. Target also updated its Q2 guidance to $1.30-1.50 EPS.

20 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Target's shares. 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 4.2%. 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 decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,341,278 shares, a decrease 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 short sold. View Target's Current Options Chain.

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Press coverage about TGT stock has been trending positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Target earned a news impact score of 0.36 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the retailer an impact score of 45.05 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Target's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.18%), Hexavest Inc. (0.18%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Park National Corp OH (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.03%). 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 Hexavest Inc., Clinton Group Inc., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Atria Investments LLC, Pennsylvania Trust Co and Gulf International Bank UK Ltd. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, DnB Asset Management AS, Cohen Klingenstein LLC, BLB&B Advisors LLC, Capital Investment Advisors LLC, American National Bank, Hamlin Capital Management LLC and Legacy Private Trust Co.. 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 $77.72.

Target has a market capitalization of $41.44 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]