Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Target (TGT)

Target (NYSE: TGT) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/12/2025 – Target was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/6/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $165.00 to $150.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target was given a new $122.00 price target on by analysts at Roth Capital.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 3/5/2025 – Target was given a new $132.00 price target on by analysts at KGI Securities.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $150.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $150.00 to $145.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Roth Mkm. They now have a $122.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $131.00.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $133.00 to $120.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $132.00 to $124.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $146.00 to $140.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $135.00 to $130.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target was upgraded by analysts at KGI Securities to a “hold” rating.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $134.00 to $124.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $145.00 to $130.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $170.00 to $155.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $160.00 to $145.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $166.00 to $142.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at DA Davidson from $153.00 to $140.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Target had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $165.00 to $150.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Target was given a new $135.00 price target on by analysts at Evercore ISI.
• 3/3/2025 – Target was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/26/2025 – Target had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $139.00 to $146.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/22/2025 – Target was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/14/2025 – Target was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/13/2025 – Target was downgraded by analysts at Gordon Haskett from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/28/2025 – Target had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $139.00 to $142.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Target had its price target raised by analysts at Guggenheim from $145.00 to $155.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Target had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Target had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $130.00 to $133.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Target had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $129.00 to $134.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Target was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Target Trading Down 2.7 %

Target stock opened at $104.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.25. The company has a market capitalization of $47.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.07, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.18. Target Co. has a one year low of $104.01 and a one year high of $181.86. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $129.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $140.26.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The retailer reported $2.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.17. Target had a net margin of 4.06% and a return on equity of 31.11%. The company had revenue of $30.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.83 billion. On average, analysts forecast that Target Co. will post 8.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Target Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be issued a dividend of $1.12 per share. This represents a $4.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. Target’s payout ratio is 50.56%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its holdings in Target by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 241,447 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $37,632,000 after acquiring an additional 19,095 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its holdings in Target by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 7,345 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,145,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd acquired a new stake in Target during the 3rd quarter worth $507,000. Savvy Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Target during the 3rd quarter worth $269,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Target by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 7,738 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,206,000 after acquiring an additional 427 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.73% of the company’s stock.

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.