Target Corporation (TGT)
Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States.
Scored against other Consumer Defensive stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Target reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- Its price has held up well, trading above its recent averages.
- Worth watching
- Its profits are thin compared with other everyday-goods companies.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 34 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Target Corporation
Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. It offers apparel for women, men, young adults, kids, toddlers, and babies, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty products, such as skin and bath care, cosmetics, hair care, oral care, deodorant, and shaving products…
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Employees
- 400,000
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, MN
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 16.0 — lower than 75% of Consumer Defensive peers
P/B 3.9 — lower than 63% of Consumer Defensive peers
P/S 0.7 — lower than 94% of Consumer Defensive peers
EV/EBITDA 9.8 — lower than 72% of Consumer Defensive peers
EV/Revenue 0.8 — lower than 94% of Consumer Defensive peers
PEG 2.1 — lower than 47% of Consumer Defensive peers
FCF yield 4.9% — higher than 61% of Consumer Defensive peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 28.4% — higher than 17% of Consumer Defensive peers
Operating margin 6.0% — higher than 17% of Consumer Defensive peers
Net margin 4.1% — higher than 39% of Consumer Defensive peers
ROE 26.4% — higher than 50% of Consumer Defensive peers
ROA 5.7% — higher than 33% of Consumer Defensive peers
Free cash flow is 78% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 1.1 — lower than 63% of Consumer Defensive peers
Current ratio 0.99 — higher than 50% of Consumer Defensive peers
Quick ratio 0.26 — higher than 17% of Consumer Defensive peers
Cash/debt 0.28 — higher than 78% of Consumer Defensive peers
Debt/EBITDA 2.23 — lower than 56% of Consumer Defensive peers
Growth
Revenue growth 5.3% YoY — higher than 50% of Consumer Defensive peers
Earnings growth 100.5% YoY — higher than 81% of Consumer Defensive peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 47.3% — somewhat unusual vs Consumer Defensive peers
Net insider selling, -8.5% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -18.3% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding
3.8% of float sold short
Momentum
Mixed vs its moving averages
81% of the way from its 52-week low to high