NYSE:TGT - Target Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Target declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.66 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. View Target's Dividend History.

Target announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 19th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 9.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 20th. The retailer reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.17. The retailer had revenue of $18.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.45 billion. Target had a return on equity of 28.22% and a net margin of 4.18%. The business's revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.09 earnings per share. View Target's Earnings History.

Target is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Target.

Target issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 15th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of ~$1.54-1.74 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.65.

22 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Target's stock. Their forecasts range from $76.05 to $150.00. On average, they anticipate Target's stock price to reach $118.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Target.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Target in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 16 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Target.

News articles about TGT stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Target earned a media sentiment score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Target.

Some companies that are related to Target include Dollar General (DG), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Big Lots (BIG), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and Fred's (FRED).

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

Target's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.16%), Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.09%), PGGM Investments (0.07%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.07%), Park National Corp OH (0.06%) and Chicago Capital LLC (0.06%). Company insiders that own Target stock include Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu, Janna A Potts, John J Mulligan, Laysha Ward, Mark J Tritton, Michael Edward Mcnamara, 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 PGGM Investments, Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, DNB Asset Management AS, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Park National Corp OH. Company insiders that have sold Target company stock in the last year include Cathy R Smith, Don H Liu, Janna A Potts, Laysha Ward, Mark J Tritton, Michael Edward Mcnamara, 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 Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., United Services Automobile Association, Calamos Advisors LLC, TIAA FSB, UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp, Chicago Capital LLC, Hoey Investments Inc. and Bowling Portfolio Management LLC. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of TGT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $116.92.

Target has a market capitalization of $59.25 billion and generates $75.36 billion in revenue each year. The retailer earns $2.94 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.39 on an earnings per share basis. Target employs 360,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Target.

The official website for Target is http://www.target.com/.

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]