Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) is -27.42% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $87.35 and a high of $167.40 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The TGT stock was last observed hovering at around $97.99 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.13%.
Currently trading at $98.12, the stock is 1.62% and -0.74% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 10.06 million and changing 0.13% at the moment leaves the stock -24.90% off its SMA200. TGT registered -38.92% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -36.07%.
The stock witnessed a 4.63% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -24.96%, and is -0.98% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.59% over the week and 2.79% over the month.
Target Corp (TGT) has around 440000 employees, a market worth around $44.58B and $106.57B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 11.08 and Fwd P/E is 11.08. Profit margin for the company is 3.84%. Distance from 52-week low is 12.33% and -41.39% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (12.57%).
with sales reaching $24.35B over the same period.The EPS is expected to shrink by -5.83% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 0.35% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to shrink -0.75% in year-over-year returns.
Target Corp (TGT) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 455.57M, and float is at 453.07M with Short Float at 3.72%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 44.52 million shares valued at $6.59 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 9.6255% of the TGT Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is STATE STREET CORP with 32.75 million shares valued at $4.85 billion to account for 7.0814 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are BLACKROCK INC. which holds 32.41 million shares representing 7.0073% and valued at over $4.8 billion, while CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS holds 4.4499 of the shares totaling 20.58 million with a market value of $3.05 billion.
Target Corp (TGT) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Cornell Brian C, the company’s Executive Officer. SEC filings show that Cornell Brian C sold 45,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 11 ’25 at a price of $113.37 per share for a total of $5.1 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.26 million shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 07 ’25, LIEGEL MATTHEW A (Chief Accounting Officer) disposed off 287 shares at an average price of $113.52 for $32580.0. The insider now directly holds 7,173 shares of Target Corp (TGT).
