Analysts Offer Predictions for Target Co.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:TGT)

Target Co. (NYSE:TGT) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Target in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the retailer will post earnings of $2.19 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.14. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $195.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Target’s current full-year earnings is $9.39 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Target’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.52 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.66 EPS.

TGT has been the topic of several other reports. Robert W. Baird restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Target in a research report on Thursday. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Target from $178.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 21st. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Target from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Target from $209.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, TheStreet upgraded shares of Target from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Monday, March 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Target presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.41.

Target Stock Up 0.6 %

TGT opened at $145.23 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $67.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 0.86. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $164.92 and its 200 day moving average is $149.85. Target has a fifty-two week low of $102.93 and a fifty-two week high of $181.86.

Target (NYSE:TGT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 22nd. The retailer reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.05 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $24.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.52 billion. Target had a net margin of 3.87% and a return on equity of 31.91%. Target’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.05 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Target

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Target by 1,592.0% in the third quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 8,494 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $939,000 after acquiring an additional 7,992 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Target by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 2,108 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $233,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Target by 142.6% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,225 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $246,000 after buying an additional 1,308 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Target during the 3rd quarter valued at about $296,000. Finally, Achmea Investment Management B.V. raised its stake in Target by 11.0% in the third quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 40,615 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $4,491,000 after buying an additional 4,010 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Target

In other Target news, insider Melissa K. Kremer sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.05, for a total transaction of $495,150.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 30,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,038,481.35. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, insider Melissa K. Kremer sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.05, for a total value of $495,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 30,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,038,481.35. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Christina Hennington sold 4,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.88, for a total transaction of $786,048.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 38,487 shares in the company, valued at $6,576,658.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 52,600 shares of company stock valued at $8,819,598. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Target Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be paid a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.03%. Target’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.38%.

About Target

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.