Capital International Inc. CA Has $4.16 Million Stock Position in Target Corporation $TGT

Capital International Inc. CA boosted its stake in Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) by 31.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,367 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,987 shares during the quarter. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in Target were worth $4,159,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in Target in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Target during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Target in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Key Financial Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Target by 77.4% in the third quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 346 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Target by 1,113.8% in the 2nd quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 352 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.73% of the company’s stock.

Target Trading Down 1.7%

TGT opened at $118.72 on Thursday. Target Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $83.44 and a fifty-two week high of $126.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.76 billion, a PE ratio of 14.60, a P/E/G ratio of 5.21 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The company’s 50-day moving average is $111.33 and its 200 day moving average is $98.73.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The retailer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $30.45 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.52 billion. Target had a return on equity of 22.25% and a net margin of 3.54%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.41 EPS. Target has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.300- EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.500-8.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Target Corporation will post 8.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Target Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.14 per share. This represents a $4.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 13th. Target’s payout ratio is currently 56.09%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on TGT shares. Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of Target from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Target from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Target from $91.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Target from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Target from $130.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.45.

Target Profile

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.