Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) Receives “Neutral” Rating from BTIG Research

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reissued by investment analysts at BTIG Research in a research note issued on Friday, Benzinga reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Kohl’s in a research note on Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Kohl’s from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 7th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Kohl’s from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kohl’s currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $16.17.

Kohl’s Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KSS opened at $16.68 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $18.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.96. Kohl’s has a 1-year low of $11.38 and a 1-year high of $25.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a PE ratio of 7.28 and a beta of 1.37.

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

Insider Transactions at Kohl’s

In other Kohl’s news, EVP Jennifer Kent sold 22,942 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $458,840.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 234,452 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,689,040. The trade was a 8.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted 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 buying an additional 744,539 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Kohl’s by 107.9% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,479,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,980,000 after acquiring an additional 1,286,710 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,070,457 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 28,308 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the second quarter valued at about $13,487,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Kohl’s Company Profile

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.