Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers beauty and household essentials; food assortments, including perishables, dry grocery, dairy, and frozen items; and apparel, accessories, home décor products, electronics, toys, seasonal offerings, and other merchandise. The company also provides in-store amenities, such as Target Café, Target Optical, Starbucks, and other food service offerings.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Variety stores
Sub-IndustryGeneral Merchandise Stores
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Phone612-304-6073
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$75.36 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees360,000
Next Earnings Date3/3/2020 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Target (NYSE:TGT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Target's stock symbol?
Target trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TGT."
How often does Target pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Target?
Target announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. View Target's Dividend History.
How will Target's stock buyback program work?
Target announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program 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 buy up to 9.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Target's earnings last quarter?
Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 20th. The retailer reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.17. The retailer had revenue of $18.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.45 billion. Target had a net margin of 4.18% and a return on equity of 28.22%. The company's revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.09 EPS. View Target's Earnings History.
When is Target's next earnings date?
What guidance has Target issued on next quarter's earnings?
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 earnings per share estimate of $1.65.
What price target have analysts set for TGT?
22 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Target's shares. Their forecasts range from $76.05 to $150.00. On average, they expect Target's share price to reach $119.62 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Target.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation 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.
Has Target been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about TGT stock have trended negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Target earned a news sentiment score of -2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning 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.
Are investors shorting Target?
Target saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 15,390,000 shares, an increase of 20.6% from the January 15th total of 12,760,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,410,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 3.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Target's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Target's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Target own?
Who are Target's key executives?
Target's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Brian C. Cornell, Chairman & CEO (Age 60)
- Ms. Catherine R. Smith, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. John J. Mulligan, Exec. VP & COO (Age 53)
- Mr. Michael Edward McNamara, Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer (Age 54)
- Ms. Janna Adair Potts, Exec. VP & Chief Stores Officer (Age 51)
Who are Target's major shareholders?
Target's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (8.27%), Capital World Investors (3.17%), LSV Asset Management (1.24%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.13%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.12%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.88%). 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.
Which institutional investors are selling Target stock?
TGT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Capital World Investors, State Street Corp, PGGM Investments, Bessemer Group Inc., Alyeska Investment Group L.P. and LSV Asset Management. 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.
Which institutional investors are buying Target stock?
TGT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, GQG Partners LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, FIL Ltd, AQR Capital Management LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P. and Victory Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Target.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is Target's stock price today?
One share of TGT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $117.39.
How big of a company is Target?
Target has a market capitalization of $59.49 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.
What is Target's official website?
How can I contact Target?
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]
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