FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Target Issued By Zacks Research

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) – Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Target in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the retailer will earn $8.61 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $9.50. The consensus estimate for Target’s current full-year earnings is $8.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Target’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.25 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.35 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.12 EPS.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 20th. The retailer reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.30 by ($0.45). The company had revenue of $25.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.87 billion. Target had a return on equity of 31.11% and a net margin of 4.06%. Target’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.10 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on TGT. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Target from $165.00 to $145.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Target from $180.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Roth Mkm dropped their price target on shares of Target from $157.00 to $131.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Target from $165.00 to $130.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Target from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $184.00 to $108.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $160.57.

Target Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TGT opened at $135.09 on Monday. Target has a fifty-two week low of $120.21 and a fifty-two week high of $181.86. The stock has a market cap of $61.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.32, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $145.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $147.52.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cynosure Group LLC grew its stake in Target by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 1,590 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $248,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management boosted its holdings in Target by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 5,736 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $894,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its holdings in Target by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 2,156 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Target by 20.8% in the 2nd quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 400 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Finally, Integral Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Target by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Integral Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,382 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. 79.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Target

In related news, insider Richard H. Gomez sold 6,348 shares of Target stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.17, for a total value of $997,715.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 123,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,418,510.67. The trade was a 4.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Target Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th were paid a $1.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $4.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.32%. Target’s dividend payout ratio is 47.51%.

About Target

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.