Target Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:TGT)

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

Target Corporation announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.62 per share on Sunday, December 10th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 14th. View Target Corporation's Dividend History.

Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 16th. The company reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.30 billion. Target Corporation had a return on equity of 25.06% and a net margin of 3.99%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.23 earnings per share. View Target Corporation's Earnings History.

Target Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November, 15th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Target Corporation.

Target Corporation issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, September, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.34-4.54 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.50. Target Corporation also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.95 EPS.

22 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Target Corporation's stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate Target Corporation's share price to reach $64.43 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Target Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Target Corporation stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Target’s initiatives such as the development of omni-channel capacities, diversification and localization of assortments along with emphasis on flexible format stores bode well for the stock that outpaced the industry in the past six months. Management plans to expand its merchandise assortments with special emphasis on Style, Baby, Kids, and Wellness categories that are performing well. Moreover, Target is also concentrating on rationalization of supply chain, technology and process improvements. These initiatives helped it to continue with its upbeat performance in fiscal 2017 as reflected from impressive second-quarter results and an encouraging earnings outlook. These endeavours are also important due to changing retail landscape that encompasses increasing online penetration and aggressive pricing that may hurt sales and margins. The company expects fiscal 2017 comparable sales growth to be in a range around flat, plus or minus 1%." (10/10/2017)
• 2. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "Earlier today Target Corporation reported results largely inline with negatively preannounced levels but most notably issued first-time 2017 guidance meaningfully below consensus. The company anticipates comparable store sales to decline in the low-single-digits, with adjusted EPS of $3.80-$4.20, compared to consensus coming into today of 0.4% comp store sales growth and EPS of $5.32. The cut reflects a meaningful change in business model, including considerable investment in gross margin and exclusive physical and digital assets, in total negatively impacting EBIT by $1.0bn in 2017, compared to $5.0bn of EBIT in 2016." (3/1/2017)
• 3. Instinet analysts commented, "seismic shift"Analyst Jessica Schoen Mace commented, "Today we attended Target's 2017 Financial Community in NYC where mgmt. set the stage for a multiphase, multi-year transition for the business which involves investment in price, stores, brands and supply chain, and is expected to have a $1bn negative impact on EBIT in 2017. Management acknowledged the "seismic" shift occurring in retail, and appears to be embracing a new reality with its strategies. Our near- and medium-term concerns include: the absence of a timeframe for this transformation to take place and the reliance on price to drive traffic in light of very priced-focused competition. While this may be a case of short-term pain for long-term gain, we remain unclear on the path to profitable market-share gains across both channels following this reset. We lower our FY17 EPS to $4.00 and our target price to $60." (3/1/2017)
• 4. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "There was a certain familiarity with TGT's actions today and resulting share price decline. WMT had a similar event in the fall of 2015. While there are similarities, there are also clear differences in the strategies and we think change at WMT was greater. Nonetheless, TGT is planning constructive changes through store remodels, price strategy changes, new brands, supply chain optimization and cost reductions." (3/1/2017)
• 5. Cowen and Company analysts commented, "TGT is now reimagining, repositioning, & reinventing retail as we believe customer changes are occurring faster than expected with high demands for ease, value, & inspiration. Significant price investment, store remodels and small format growth, a smarter supply chain, & digital infrastructure growth are key long-view efforts." (2/28/2017)

Target Corporation saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 29th, there was short interest totalling 55,744,770 shares, an increase of 3.4% from the September 15th total of 57,736,191 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,629,497 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 12.0 days. Currently, 10.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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Target Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• Brian C. Cornell, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
• Catherine R. Smith, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• John J. Mulligan, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
• Stephanie A. Lundquist, Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President
• Michael Edward McNamara, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Rick Gomez, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
• Jacqueline Hourigan Rice, Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer
• Don H. Liu J.D., Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary, hief Legal Officer
• Casey L. Carl, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
• Minsok Pak, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

Target Corporation's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Park National Corp OH (0.08%), Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC (0.01%), Bridges Investment Management Inc. (0.01%), Bridges Investment Counsel Inc. (0.00%), Curbstone Financial Management Corp (0.00%) and Fulton Bank N.A. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Target Corporation stock include Anne M Mulcahy, Calvin Darden, Catherine R Smith, Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu, Donald R Knauss, Hourigan Rice Jacqueline, John J Mulligan, Laysha Ward, Robert L Edwards, Robert M Harrison, Roxanne S Austin and Timothy R Baer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Target Corporation.

Target Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bridges Investment Counsel Inc., Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC and Bridges Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Target Corporation stock in the last year include Anne M Mulcahy, Hourigan Rice Jacqueline, Robert M Harrison and Roxanne S Austin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Target Corporation.

Target Corporation's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH, Curbstone Financial Management Corp and Fulton Bank N.A.. Company insiders that have bought Target Corporation stock in the last two years include Catherine R Smith, Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu, Donald R Knauss and Robert L Edwards. View Insider Buying and Selling for Target Corporation.

Shares of Target Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Target Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.03.