Target Corporation (TGT)

US — Consumer Defensive Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol TGT
  • Rev/Share 231.4639
  • Book/Share 31.8549
  • PB 2.9295
  • Debt/Equity 1.3552
  • CurrentRatio 0.9353
  • ROIC 0.1111

 

  • MktCap 42401341800.0
  • FreeCF/Share 9.722
  • PFCF 9.473
  • PE 10.5022
  • Debt/Assets 0.344
  • DivYield 0.048
  • ROE 0.285

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade TGT BofA Securities Buy Neutral -- $105 May 22, 2025
Downgrade TGT Telsey Advisory Group Outperform Market Perform -- $110 May 22, 2025
Reiterated TGT Telsey Advisory Group -- Outperform $145 $130 May 16, 2025
Downgrade TGT Bernstein Market Perform Underperform -- $82 May 12, 2025
Downgrade TGT Goldman Buy Neutral -- $101 April 16, 2025
Initiation TGT Mizuho -- Neutral -- $92 April 11, 2025
Downgrade TGT Robert W. Baird Outperform Neutral -- $110 April 7, 2025
Reiterated TGT Telsey Advisory Group -- Outperform $150 $145 March 5, 2025
Downgrade TGT Gordon Haskett Buy Hold -- -- Feb. 13, 2025
Initiation TGT Bernstein -- Market Perform -- $168 Oct. 22, 2024

News

I have invested in dividends for 20 years—Here are my most reliable dividend paychecks
CVX, O, TGT
Published: June 02, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

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Are These Beaten-Down Stocks a Buy?
NKE, TGT
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Several popular stocks – NIKE NKE and Target TGT – have been beaten down over recent years, widely underperforming relative to the S&P 500.

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Walmart vs. Target: Which Retail Giant is Poised to Outperform?
TGT, WMT
Published: May 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Walmart gains ground with rising ad and membership revenues, while Target faces sales decline and margin pressure amid weak discretionary demand.

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Target Corporation (TGT) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
TGT
Published: May 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Target (TGT) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

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Target: A Buying Opportunity For Patient Investors
TGT
Published: May 26, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Target's recent earnings missed expectations, but underlying financial strength and stable margins signal resilience, despite near-term consumer headwinds. Current valuation is historically low at 10x P/E, offering an attractive entry point with a nearly 5% dividend yield for long-term investors. Brand appeal, new store openings, digital media growth, and strategic partnerships position Target for recovery and future growth.

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Better Buy: Walmart vs. Target Stock
TGT, WMT
Published: May 26, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

Walmart (WMT 0.62%) and Target (TGT -0.79%) both survived the retail apocalypse that wiped out many brick-and-mortar retailers over the past 15 years. Both of these superstore chains kept growing by staying away from dying malls, renovating their stores, expanding their e-commerce marketplaces, and using their brick-and-mortar stores to fulfill online orders.

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Target Q1 2025: The Kmart Warning Signs Are Hard To Ignore
TGT
Published: May 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

Target Corporation's Q1 2025 results were weak, with declining sales, falling comps, and a one-time legal gain masking operational weakness. Competitive pressure from Walmart and Costco, macro headwinds, and tariffs add to Target's challenges, with no near-term catalyst for improvement. Despite an attractive valuation and 4.5% dividend yield, negative comps, weak traffic, and shrinking margins make TGT stock a potential value trap.

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Dividend Harvesting Portfolio Week 220: $22,000 Allocated, $2,213.76 In Projected Dividends
BP, JEPI, KMI, MO, PDI, SLG, TGT
Published: May 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Markets surged on positive trade deals and Middle East investments, but I see Fed policy lagging and Moody's downgrade as overblown—pullbacks are buying opportunities. My Dividend Harvesting Portfolio hit a record $27,641.59, with a 2.87% weekly gain and forward annualized dividend income now at $2,213.76. Consistent contributions and reinvestment have driven strong dividend growth, with 2025 income up 38% year-over-year and the dividend snowball effect accelerating.

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5 Reasons You Will Be Glad You Bought Target in 2025
TGT
Published: May 22, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

Target Corporation NYSE: TGT is struggling in 2025 and will take time for a sustained turnaround. However, its business remains profitable and a turnaround is likely, making it a deep-value, high-yielding retail stock trading at a generational low.

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A Closer Look at Retail Earnings
TGT, WMT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Note: The following is an excerpt from this week's Earnings Trends report. You can access the full report that contains detailed historical actual and estimates for the current and following periods, please click here>>>

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Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Negative

Sales at retail giant Target took a dive during the first three months of 2025 and executives have indicated that boycotts over its rollback on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices are at least partially to blame.

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Target Is Latest Chain to Warn of Price Hikes Amid Tariff Uncertainty
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: CNET
Sentiment: Negative

The discount chain attributed its recent sales slump partially to tariff uncertainty, but stressed that price hikes are only one option.

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Target's weak results were the quarter's ‘least-well-kept secret,' but immediate improvement seems elusive, analysts say
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Negative

The past few years of cost-of-living increases, which have forced many shoppers to focus on the basics, have shifted that narrative for Target.

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Target is facing internal problems, not external, says Stacey Widlitz
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Negative

Stacey Widlitz, president of SW Retail Advisors, joins CNBC's 'Power Lunch' to discuss outlooks on Target, why the company is losing marketshare, whether its leadership can turn the company around, and more.

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Target reveals drop in first quarter revenue, expects to slip for all of 2025
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Negative

Sales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried over the impact of tariffs and the economy, pull back on spending.Target also said that customer boycotts have also done some damage. The company scaled back many diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in January after they came under attack by conservative activists and the White House.

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Gap expected to beat Q1 profit estimates, analysts boost price target
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS)'s upcoming first quarter earnings report is expected to be a positive catalyst for its stock, according to analysts at UBS who have raised their price target on the clothing retailer. UBS boosted its price target to $29 from $19 on ‘Neutral'-rated Gap on an improved gross margin outlook, which reflects the latest US tariff policy and increased confidence in the company's long-term growth prospects.

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Target Reports Sales Drop as Consumers Focus on ‘Needs-Based Categories'
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Negative

Target reported a 3.8% decrease in comparable sales for the first quarter and said it expects to see a low single-digit decline in sales for fiscal 2025.

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Target Under Strain? Analyst Cautions On Inventory, Margins, Tariff Uncertainty
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Negative

JPMorgan analyst Christopher Horvers reiterated the Neutral rating on Target Corporation TGT on Wednesday.

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TJ Maxx, Target Execs Say They're Poised to Offset Nearly All the Impacts of Tariffs
TGT, TJX
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Negative

Tariffs haven't touched the outlook at TJ Maxx and Marshalls.

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Q1 Retailers Report Earnings: TGT Misses, LOW & TJX Beat
LOW, TGT, TJX
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

We're beginning to see something resembling the top of the parabolic curve, with most major indexes flat over the past five trading days.

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Target Misses on Q1 Earnings Estimates, Slashes FY25 Outlook
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Target lowers fiscal 2025 forecast following dismal Q1 results. However, strong digital momentum and Circle 360 growth offer reasons for hope.

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Target (TGT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Target (NYSE:TGT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 21, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Conference Call Participants Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Target Corporation First Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call.

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Target slashes outlook after tariffs, DEI boycotts slam sales: ‘We're not satisfied with these results'
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Positive

The Minneapolis-based retailer now expects net sales to fall by a low single-digit percentage, abandoning earlier hopes for a modest increase.

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Target misses Wall Street expectations, cuts full-year sales outlook
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Negative

CNBC's Courtney Reagan joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Target's most recent earnings.

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Compared to Estimates, Target (TGT) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The headline numbers for Target (TGT) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended April 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

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2 Retail Stocks Slip as Tariff, Spending Concerns Weigh
LOW, TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Negative

Two major retailers are moving lower this morning following their latest earnings reports.

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Target Warns Of Lower Sales In 2025—Blaming Tariffs And DEI Rollback Backlash
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Negative

Cornell reportedly said Target would only raise its prices amid tariffs as a “very last resort.” Even as other retailers, like Walmart, have warned of hiked prices, Target still has “many levers to use in mitigating the impact of tariffs,” Cornell said.

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Target Says Sales Will Decline Amid Tariffs—Joining These Companies Warning Of Tariff Impacts
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Negative

Home Depot, whose first-quarter earnings fell just below analyst expectations despite beating revenue projections, according to FactSet, reported the company will hold onto its forecast for full-year sales. Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail told CNBC that, “because of our scale” and Home Depot's “great partnerships” with suppliers, the company plans to “generally maintain our current pricing levels across our portfolio.

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Dow Tumbles Over 300 Points; Target Posts Downbeat Earnings
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Negative

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 300 points on Wednesday.

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Target cuts full year guidance as first quarter earnings fall short
TGT
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

Target Corp (NYSE:TGT) shares moved lower in early trade on Wednesday as it slashed its full-year guidance following a weak first quarter. The retailer now expects its full-year sales to be down a low single digit percentage versus its prior guidance of 1% growth over last year.

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About Target Corporation (TGT)

  • IPO Date 1967-10-18
  • Website https://corporate.target.com
  • Industry Discount Stores
  • CEO Mr. Brian C. Cornell
  • Employees 440000

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers food assortments, including perishables, dry grocery, dairy, and frozen items; apparel, accessories, home décor products, electronics, toys, seasonal offerings, food, and other merchandise; and beauty and household essentials. It also provides in-store amenities, such as Target Café, Target Optical, Starbucks, and other food service offerings. The company sells its products through its stores; and digital channels, including Target.com. As of March 09, 2022, the company operated approximately 2,000 stores. Target Corporation was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.