In the past week, KSS stock has gone down by -0.76%, with a monthly decline of -6.86% and a quarterly plunge of -27.37%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.45%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.58% for Kohl’s Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.94% for KSS stock, with a simple moving average of -31.07% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Kohl’s Corp (NYSE: KSS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Kohl’s Corp (NYSE: KSS) is 6.42x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KSS is 1.89. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for KSS is 109.56M and currently, short sellers hold a 46.32% of that float. On January 06, 2025, KSS’s average trading volume was 8.89M shares.
KSS) stock’s latest price update
Kohl’s Corp (NYSE: KSS) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.92 in relation to its previous close of 14.12. However, the company has experienced a -0.76% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2024-12-27 that During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.
Analysts’ Opinion of KSS
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KSS reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $23. The rating they have provided for KSS stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on November 27th, 2024.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Neutral” to KSS, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on November 27th of the previous year.
KSS Trading at -12.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KSS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -51.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.45%, as shares sank -7.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KSS fell by -0.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -45.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.39. In addition, Kohl’s Corp saw 1.50% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KSS starting from Mc Feeney Siobhan, who proposed sale 3,827 shares at the price of $14.05 back on Jan 03 ’25. After this action, Mc Feeney Siobhan now owns shares of Kohl’s Corp, valued at $53,769 using the latest closing price.
Mc Feeney Siobhan, the Sr EVP & Chief Tech & Digi Off of Kohl’s Corp, sale 16,367 shares at $19.27 during a trade that took place back on Oct 03 ’24, which means that Mc Feeney Siobhan is holding 136,799 shares at $315,392 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KSS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kohl’s Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 6.54, with 1.62 for asset returns.
Based on Kohl’s Corp (KSS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.16 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.47 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.05.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Kohl’s Corp (KSS) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
