Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) Receives $16.17 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $16.1667.

KSS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BTIG Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Kohl’s in a research report on Friday, September 18th. Citigroup raised Kohl’s from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $14.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Kohl’s from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Kohl’s from $13.50 to $16.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th.

Kohl’s Trading Up 4.8%

Shares of NYSE:KSS opened at $18.26 on Wednesday. Kohl’s has a 12-month low of $11.38 and a 12-month high of $25.22. The stock has a market cap of $2.07 billion, a PE ratio of 7.97 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a 50 day moving average of $18.30 and a 200-day moving average of $16.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.70. The firm had revenue of $3.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.75% and a return on equity of 6.75%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.56 EPS. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.400 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Kohl’s will post 2.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Kohl’s’s payout ratio is currently 21.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kohl’s

In other news, EVP Jennifer Kent sold 22,942 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $458,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 234,452 shares in the company, valued at $4,689,040. This trade represents a 8.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Kohl’s

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Kohl’s by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,342,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,811,000 after purchasing an additional 744,539 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in shares of Kohl’s by 107.9% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,479,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,980,000 after buying an additional 1,286,710 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in Kohl’s by 1,497.7% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,141,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,406,000 after buying an additional 1,070,457 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Kohl’s by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 868,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,726,000 after buying an additional 28,308 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new position in Kohl’s in the second quarter valued at $13,487,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

About Kohl’s

Kohl’s Corporation is a U.S.-based department store retailer that sells apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home furnishings and other consumer merchandise. Its offerings include national brands, private-label products and merchandise for women, men, children and the home.

The company operates through a combination of physical stores and digital channels, serving customers across the United States. Kohl’s also features Sephora shop-in-shop locations and online beauty offerings, broadening its assortment beyond traditional department-store categories.

Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Kohl’s has grown from a regional retailer into a nationwide chain.