The stock price of Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) has dropped by -0.89 compared to previous close of 115.08. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -5.55% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-10 that KTOS secures a $59.3 million contract for additional 70 BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target aircraft.
Is It Worth Investing in Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) Right Now?
Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.87x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.25. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 22 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TGT is 457.08M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.38% of that float. On March 10, 2025, the average trading volume of TGT was 5.71M shares.
TGT’s Market Performance
TGT stock saw a decrease of -5.55% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -15.31% and a quarterly a decrease of -12.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.71%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.53% for Target Corp (TGT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.11% for TGT’s stock, with a simple moving average of -20.21% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TGT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TGT stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for TGT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for TGT in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $145 based on the research report published on March 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Daiwa Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to TGT, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on November 26th of the previous year.
TGT Trading at -13.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TGT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.71%, as shares sank -12.98% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.36% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TGT fell by -5.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $124.14. In addition, Target Corp saw -15.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TGT starting from LIEGEL MATTHEW A, who proposed sale 287 shares at the price of $113.52 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, LIEGEL MATTHEW A now owns shares of Target Corp, valued at $32,580 using the latest closing price.
Gomez Richard H., the Executive Officer of Target Corp, sale 6,348 shares at $157.17 during a trade that took place back on Sep 27 ’24, which means that Gomez Richard H. is holding 123,551 shares at $997,715 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TGT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Target Corp stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 29.12, with 7.23 for asset returns.
Based on Target Corp (TGT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.41. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.94.
Conclusion
To sum up, Target Corp (TGT) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
