Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Kohl’s (KSS)

Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/12/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $10.00 to $8.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $15.00 to $8.00. They now have an “underperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $10.00 to $5.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $18.00 to $11.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $11.00 to $9.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Kohl’s had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $13.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $17.00 to $13.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $13.00 to $11.25. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2025 – Kohl’s had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $15.00 to $12.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Kohl’s Price Performance

KSS opened at $8.02 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $12.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $892.33 million, a PE ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.92. Kohl’s Co. has a 52 week low of $7.96 and a 52 week high of $29.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.25 billion. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.47% and a return on equity of 6.44%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Kohl’s Co. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Kohl’s Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 21st. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.24%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is 51.02%.

Insider Transactions at Kohl’s

In other news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 3,827 shares of Kohl’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.05, for a total transaction of $53,769.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 133,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,869,928.55. This trade represents a 2.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kohl’s

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KSS. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Kohl’s by 226.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 137,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,902,000 after acquiring an additional 95,398 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in Kohl’s in the 3rd quarter valued at $60,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Kohl’s by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 504,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,654,000 after acquiring an additional 31,028 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Kohl’s by 149.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 16,572,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,671,000 after acquiring an additional 9,925,878 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Kohl’s by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,716,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,208,000 after acquiring an additional 101,480 shares in the last quarter. 98.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kohl’s Corporation operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States. It offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products through its stores and website. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Croft & Barrow, Jumping Beans, SO, Sonoma Goods for Life, and Tek Gear, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang.