Target (NYSE:TGT) CAO Matthew Liegel Sells 2,053 Shares of Stock

Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) CAO Matthew Liegel sold 2,053 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.19, for a total transaction of $240,591.07. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,423,038.17. This represents a 14.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Target Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE TGT traded down $0.44 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $114.61. The company had a trading volume of 6,544,582 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,427,559. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.41. The stock has a market cap of $51.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10, a PEG ratio of 4.86 and a beta of 1.12. Target Corporation has a 52-week low of $83.44 and a 52-week high of $126.00.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The retailer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.28. Target had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 22.25%. The firm had revenue of $30.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.52 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.41 earnings per share. Target’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Target Corporation will post 8.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Target Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be given a $1.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $4.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. Target’s dividend payout ratio is 56.09%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Target

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in shares of Target by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 20,163 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,971,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC boosted its holdings in Target by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC now owns 3,604 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC increased its position in Target by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC now owns 3,193 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp raised its stake in shares of Target by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 17,618 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,738,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Neumann Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Target by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Neumann Capital Management LLC now owns 13,280 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,298,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on TGT. Bank of America assumed coverage on Target in a research report on Friday, February 27th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $103.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Target from $115.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Target from $105.00 to $90.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of Target from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $108.00 price target on shares of Target in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.45.

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.