Target Corp (NYSE: TGT)’s stock price has decreased by -0.27 compared to its previous closing price of 96.58. However, the company has seen a 2.70% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2025-04-28 that Dividend Aristocrats are second only to Dividend Kings in terms of stability.
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 10.87x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.27. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 24 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TGT is 454.30M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.62% of that float. On April 28, 2025, the average trading volume of TGT was 7.92M shares.
TGT’s Market Performance
The stock of Target Corp (TGT) has seen a 2.70% increase in the past week, with a -9.57% drop in the past month, and a -32.41% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.91%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.94% for TGT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.88% for TGT’s stock, with a -28.61% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TGT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TGT stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for TGT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for TGT in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $101 based on the research report published on April 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TGT reach a price target of $92. The rating they have provided for TGT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 11th, 2025.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Neutral” to TGT, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on April 07th of the current year.
TGT Trading at -10.06% 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 -42.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.91%, as shares sank -6.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TGT rose by +3.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.51. In addition, Target Corp saw -28.75% 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 Cornell Brian C, who sale 45,000 shares at the price of $113.37 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, Cornell Brian C now owns 258,843 shares of Target Corp, valued at $5,101,488 using the latest closing price.
Cornell Brian C, the Officer of Target Corp, proposed sale 45,000 shares at $171.11 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that Cornell Brian C is holding shares at $7,700,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TGT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Target Corp stands at 0.04. 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 0.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 69.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.84. 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.
