Roth Capital Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Target Co. (NYSE:TGT)

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Target in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 23rd. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the retailer will earn $2.19 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Target’s current full-year earnings is $9.37 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Target’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.78 EPS.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 22nd. The retailer reported $2.03 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.05 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $24.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.52 billion. Target had a return on equity of 31.91% and a net margin of 3.87%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.05 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on TGT. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Target from $190.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com cut shares of Target from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Target in a research note on Thursday. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Target from $167.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. Finally, Roth Mkm restated a “neutral” rating and set a $153.00 target price on shares of Target in a research note on Thursday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Target currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.41.

Target Stock Performance

Shares of TGT stock opened at $145.23 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $67.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $164.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $150.13. Target has a one year low of $102.93 and a one year high of $181.86.

Target Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.03%. Target’s dividend payout ratio is presently 49.38%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Brian C. Cornell sold 45,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.52, for a total value of $7,538,400.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 346,919 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,115,870.88. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, insider Brian C. Cornell sold 45,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.52, for a total transaction of $7,538,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 346,919 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,115,870.88. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Christina Hennington sold 4,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.88, for a total transaction of $786,048.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 38,487 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,576,658.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 52,600 shares of company stock valued at $8,819,598. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Target by 56.1% during the first quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 178 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. raised its holdings in Target by 0.6% during the first quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. now owns 10,773 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,909,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Target by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,339 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $760,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Target by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Godshalk Welsh Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,130 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,158,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Haverford Trust Co raised its holdings in Target by 0.3% during the first quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 27,472 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $4,868,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.73% of the company’s stock.

Target Company Profile

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.