Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Has $1.48 Million Stock Position in Target Corporation $TGT

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) by 116.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,180 shares of the retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,178 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Target were worth $1,484,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new position in Target during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Target in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates increased its position in shares of Target by 192.0% in the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 292 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Target in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc increased its position in shares of Target by 77.4% in the third quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 346 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.73% of the company’s stock.

Target Stock Performance

NYSE TGT opened at $119.46 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $115.73 and a 200-day moving average of $102.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market cap of $54.10 billion, a PE ratio of 14.69, a P/E/G ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 1.03. Target Corporation has a 52-week low of $83.44 and a 52-week high of $126.00.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The retailer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $30.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.52 billion. Target had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 22.25%. Target’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Target Corporation will post 8.69 EPS for the current year.

Target Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Target news, CAO Matthew A. Liegel sold 2,053 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.19, for a total value of $240,591.07. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,423,038.17. This represents a 14.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TGT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho set a $120.00 target price on Target in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Guggenheim lifted their target price on Target from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wolfe Research raised Target from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $108.00 target price on Target in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 price objective on shares of Target in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Target has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.32.

About Target

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.