Target - TGT Stock Forecast, Price & News

29 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Target in the last year. There are currently 11 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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29 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Target's stock. Their TGT share price forecasts range from $132.00 to $235.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $181.07 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.3% from the stock's current price.
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Target's stock was trading at $149.04 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, TGT stock has increased by 18.8% and is now trading at $177.08.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 7th 2023.
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Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 16th. The retailer reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.61. The retailer earned $26.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.40 billion. Target had a net margin of 3.17% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.51%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.03 earnings per share.
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Target announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $1.08 per share on Friday, March 10th. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 14th.
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Target (NYSE:TGT) pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.51%. The dividend payout ratio is 59.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, TGT will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.57% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Target announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, August 18th 2021, which allows the company to buyback $15,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 12.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.34%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.20%), Focused Investors LLC (0.18%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.18%), Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (0.17%) and Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian C Cornell, Brian C Cornell, Cara A Sylvester, Christina Hennington, Don H Liu, Don H Liu, Jill Sando, John J Mulligan, Katie M Boylan, Mark Schindele, Matthew A Liegel, 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 $177.08.

Target (NYSE:TGT) has a market capitalization of $81.50 billion and generates $106.01 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $6.95 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.30 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.