Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) Stock: Insider Jennifer Kent Sells 4,588 Shares

Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) insider Jennifer Kent sold 4,588 shares of Kohl’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.00, for a total transaction of $100,936.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 229,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,057,008. The trade was a 1.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

KSS traded down $0.85 on Friday, reaching $21.56. The company had a trading volume of 3,681,558 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,251,660. Kohl’s Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $11.38 and a fifty-two week high of $25.22. The stock has a market cap of $2.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.41 and a beta of 1.32. The company’s fifty day moving average is $18.62 and its 200 day moving average is $16.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 1.49.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.70. The firm had revenue of $3.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.56 EPS. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.400 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Kohl’s Corporation will post 2.10 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 9th were paid a $0.1250 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Kohl’s’s payout ratio is 21.83%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Kohl’s in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price 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. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Kohl’s from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $16.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kohl’s

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KSS. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Kohl’s by 3.2% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 34,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $614,000 after buying an additional 1,077 shares in the last quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. increased its stake in Kohl’s by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 38,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $491,000 after acquiring an additional 1,139 shares during the period. Cidel Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Kohl’s by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after acquiring an additional 1,357 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Kohl’s by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 47,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Kohl’s by 114.9% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 3,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 1,647 shares during the period. 98.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kohl’s

Kohl’s Corporation is an American department store retailer headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company operates stores across the United States and sells merchandise through its brick-and-mortar locations and e-commerce platform, Kohls.com.

Kohl’s offers a broad selection of apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home goods, toys and other consumer merchandise for women, men and children. Its retail offerings include national brands, private-label merchandise and Sephora beauty products through Sephora shop-in-shop locations and online channels.

The company traces its origins to a department store founded by Maxwell Kohl in Brookfield, Wisconsin, in 1962.