Windsor Capital Management LLC Buys New Holdings in Target Corporation $TGT

Windsor Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,201 shares of the retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $704,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Target by 12.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,925,898 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $5,195,953,000 after purchasing an additional 6,481,560 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Target by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,736,101 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $3,624,016,000 after purchasing an additional 1,529,026 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Target by 133.9% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,223,776 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $219,376,000 after buying an additional 1,273,129 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Target by 96.1% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 2,165,396 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $213,616,000 after buying an additional 1,060,885 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Target by 38.6% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,913,883 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $170,278,000 after buying an additional 533,416 shares during the period. 79.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Matthew A. Liegel sold 2,053 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.19, for a total transaction of $240,591.07. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,423,038.17. The trade was a 14.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Target Stock Performance

NYSE TGT opened at $118.54 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.58, a PEG ratio of 4.99 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $114.01 and a 200 day moving average of $100.80. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. Target Corporation has a twelve month low of $83.44 and a twelve month high of $126.00.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The retailer reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.16 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $30.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $30.52 billion. Target had a return on equity of 22.25% and a net margin of 3.54%.Target’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.41 earnings per share. Target has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.300- EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.500-8.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Target Corporation will post 8.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Target Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.14 per share. This represents a $4.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 13th. Target’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 56.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on TGT. UBS Group raised their target price on Target from $130.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Telsey Advisory Group raised Target from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $110.00 to $145.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Evercore set a $105.00 price objective on Target in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Argus cut their target price on shares of Target from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Target from $91.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.32.

About Target

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.