Most-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedNYSE:TGT Target (TGT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $169.96 +4.52 (+2.73%) Closing price 08/24/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$170.12 +0.15 (+0.09%) As of 08/24/2026 07:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Target Stock (NYSE:TGT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Target alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$165.72▼$170.7550-Day Range$126.19▼$169.9652-Week Range$83.44▼$170.75Volume6.41 million shsAverage Volume4.47 million shsMarket Capitalization$77.20 billionP/E Ratio17.65Dividend Yield2.73%Price Target$159.52Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is a U.S.-based general merchandise retailer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company operates a network of full-line and small-format stores across the United States alongside a national e-commerce platform and mobile app. Target’s retail assortment spans apparel, home goods, electronics, groceries and household essentials, plus beauty, baby and pet categories. The firm complements national brands with a portfolio of owned and exclusive labels and partnerships that help differentiate its merchandise assortment. Target traces its roots to the Dayton Company, founded by George Dayton in 1902; the Target discount chain was launched in 1962 and the parent company later adopted the Target Corporation name. Over time Target has expanded its store formats and fulfillment capabilities to support an omnichannel model that combines in-store shopping with digital ordering, curbside pickup, and same-day delivery. The company has pursued initiatives such as third-party marketplace programs and acquisitions—most notably the 2017 purchase of same-day delivery service Shipt—to broaden its service offerings and accelerate digital fulfillment. Target’s operations are focused on the U.S. market, serving customers through physical locations, distribution centers and online channels. The company emphasizes a combination of curated product design, private-label brands, guest experience and convenience services. Since 2014 it has been led by CEO Brian Cornell, who has overseen efforts to modernize merchandising, expand private brands and invest in technology and supply-chain capabilities to support an integrated retail experience. AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Target Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks78th Percentile Overall ScoreTGT MarketRank™: Target scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingTarget has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 18 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Downside RiskTarget has a consensus price target of $159.52, representing about 6.1% downside from its current price of $169.96.Amount of Analyst CoverageTarget has been the subject of 25 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Target's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth4.86% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Target are expected to grow by 4.86% in the coming year, from $8.84 to $9.27 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Target is 17.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.29.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Target is 17.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.72.Price to Earnings Growth RatioTarget has a PEG Ratio of 3.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioTarget has a P/B Ratio of 4.76. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.69% of the float of Target has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverTarget has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.01.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Target has recently decreased by 16.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldTarget pays a meaningful dividend of 2.80%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthTarget has been increasing its dividend for 54 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Target is 48.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Target will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.05% next year. This indicates that Target will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Target's dividend. News and Social Media4.4 / 5News Sentiment0.97 News SentimentTarget has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 65 news articles for Target this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest80 people have searched for TGT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 82% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows25 people have added Target to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Target insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,410,310.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.13% of the stock of Target is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions79.73% of the stock of Target is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Target's insider trading history. Receive TGT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Target and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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TGT Stock News HeadlinesWhy Target Stock Keeps Going UpAugust 23 at 9:25 PM | fool.comTarget Stock Is up 63% This Year, and It's Still CheapAugust 23 at 5:05 AM | fool.comTrump's New DollarPorter Stansberry says President Trump has signed an executive order initiating what he calls a full U.S. dollar reset - and most Americans don't know it's happening. The last time America underwent a monetary shift like this, under Nixon in the 1970s, it minted an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over half a century. Stansberry has released a new documentary naming the assets he believes are positioned to surge as a result. | Porter & Company (Ad)Jim Cramer Advised Being Patient & Buying Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT)’s SharesAugust 22 at 8:51 PM | insidermonkey.comTarget Stock Has Been Crushed. Here's Why I'm Not Giving Up on It.August 22 at 10:30 AM | 247wallst.comKeyCorp Reaffirms "Sector Weight" Rating for Target (NYSE:TGT)August 22 at 2:13 AM | americanbankingnews.comCitigroup Increases Target (NYSE:TGT) Price Target to $160.00August 22 at 2:13 AM | americanbankingnews.comTarget (NYSE:TGT) Stock Price Expected to Rise, TD Cowen Analyst SaysAugust 22 at 2:13 AM | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines TGT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have TGT shares performed this year? Target's stock was trading at $97.77 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TGT shares have increased by 73.8% and is now trading at $169.9640. How were Target's earnings last quarter? Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 19th. The retailer reported $4.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $1.76. The business's revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Target have any subsidiaries? Target subsidiaries include Deliv, Shipt, Grand Junction, Sonia Kashuk, A Bullseye View, PoweredAnalytics, DermStore, and more. Who are Target's major shareholders? Target's top institutional shareholders include California State Teachers Retirement System (20.11%), BlackRock Inc. (8.52%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.40%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian C Cornell, Richard H Gomez, Don H Liu, Cara A Sylvester, Christina Hennington, Melissa K Kremer, Matthew L Zabel and Matthew A Liegel. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Target? Shares of TGT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Target own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Target investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Netflix (NFLX). Company Calendar Record date for 6/1 Dividend5/13/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend5/13/2026Dividend Payable6/01/2026Record date for 9/1 Dividend8/12/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend8/12/2026Last Earnings8/19/2026Today8/24/2026Dividend Payable9/01/2026Fiscal Year End1/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (7m+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 TGT's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. TGT has been in this zone for over 7 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail Sub-IndustryConsumer Staples Merchandise Retail Current SymbolNYSE:TGT CIK27419 Webwww.target.com Phone(612) 304-6073Fax612-761-5555Employees415,000Year Founded1902Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Target$159.52 High Price Target$185.00 Low Price Target$88.00 Potential Upside/Downside-6.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage32 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$9.63 Trailing P/E Ratio17.65 Forward P/E Ratio19.23 P/E Growth3.34Net Income$3.71 billion Net Margins4.08% Pretax Margin5.25% Return on Equity23.23% Return on Assets6.41% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.80 Current Ratio0.99 Quick Ratio0.36 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$104.78 billion Price / Sales0.74 Cash Flow$14.94 per share Price / Cash Flow11.38 Book Value$35.70 per share Price / Book4.76Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares454,190,000Free Float453,601,000Market Cap$77.20 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.96 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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