Kohl’s’ (KSS) Market Perform Rating Reiterated at Telsey Advisory Group

Telsey Advisory Group restated their market perform rating on shares of Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a $23.00 target price on the stock, up from their prior target price of $16.00. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q2 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. UBS Group lifted their target price on Kohl’s from $4.00 to $4.50 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Kohl’s from $7.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Kohl’s in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $5.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $15.18.

Kohl’s Stock Up 7.5%

Shares of KSS stock opened at $24.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $16.70 and a 200-day moving average of $13.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. Kohl’s has a 12-month low of $6.04 and a 12-month high of $24.91. The company has a market capitalization of $2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.03 and a beta of 1.78.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.19) by $0.29. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 4.62%. The firm had revenue of $3.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.20 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Kohl’s has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Kohl’s will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.03%.

Institutional Trading of Kohl’s

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KSS. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kohl’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $179,000. Hancock Whitney Corp acquired a new stake in Kohl’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $17,125,000. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new position in Kohl’s during the third quarter worth about $1,036,000. Voleon Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Kohl’s by 1,101.0% during the third quarter. Voleon Capital Management LP now owns 169,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,603,000 after purchasing an additional 155,274 shares during the period. Finally, Prelude Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Kohl’s during the third quarter worth approximately $335,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

About Kohl’s

Kohl’s Corporation operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States. It offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products through its stores and website. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Croft & Barrow, Jumping Beans, SO, Sonoma Goods for Life, and Tek Gear, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang.