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A Closer Look At Target’s Q4 Earnings And Fiscal 2018 Outlook
Target (NYSE: TGT) announced strong fourth quarter earnings on March 6, but the stock still fell as its results were slightly below expectations. Below we discuss some key takeaways from Target’s earnings, as well as our fiscal 2018 outloo...
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Target Lifts Q4 Guidance On The Back Of A Strong Holiday Season
Target (NYSE: TGT) significantly raised its guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2017, on the back of a very strong holiday season and the recent federal tax reform. The company reported a comparable sales growth of 3.4% for the two-mon...
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Target Getting Acquired? Here’s How Much We Think It’s Worth
There is much market speculation at the moment about Target (NYSE: TGT) potentially being acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), after prominent analyst Gene Munster prediced that Amazon’s next move could be its further expansion into the p...
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Does It Make Sense For Amazon To Acquire Target?
There is much market speculation at the moment about Target (NYSE: TGT) potentially being acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Amazon continues to make headlines as it expands its e-commerce retail business across different verticals from transp...
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Target’s 2017 In Review
Target (NYSE: TGT) has seen a better-than-expected performance thus far this year, as both its revenue and earnings per share (EPS) came in ahead of market expectations so far. However, Target’s stock is down almost 10% this year. The comp...
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What The Shipt Acquisition Signals About Target’s Strategy
Target (NYSE: TGT) recently announced that it has agreed to a $550 million acquisition of Shipt, a company that delivers same-day groceries, in an all-cash transaction. The retailer plans to leverage its network of stores and Shipt’s tech...
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Whole Foods’ Sales Are Booming, Is This Bad News For Target and Wal-Mart?
Since being acquired by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Whole Foods’ revenues have grown impressively . While some of this is due to good publicity from price cuts of as much as 43% on key items, which were implemented shortly after the deal close...
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A Closer Look At Target’s Disappointing Q4 Outlook
Target (NYSE: TGT) announced solid third quarter results on November 15, as both its revenue and earnings per share (EPS) came in ahead of market expectations. However, the company’s stock fell by almost 10% in trading due to a disappointi...
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Can Target Keep Beating Expectations In Q3?
Target (NYSE: TGT) is scheduled to announce its fiscal third quarter results on Wednesday, November 15. The company had a better-than-expected first half of fiscal 2017, with the company beating earnings per share estimates and revenue estimates...
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Here’s How Target Could Benefit From Its $5 Wines
Recently Target (NYSE:TGT) announced that it is launching “California Root Wines”, its own brand of affordable wines which will be available at its stores for $5 a bottle, starting September this year. Wine and other adult beverages are Target’s ...
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How Target Could Benefit From Its Acquisition Of Grand Junction
Target (NYSE:TGT) recently announced that it acquired Grand Junction a transportation technology company, to improve its last mile delivery capabilities. This acquisition is also likely to help the company in strengthening its supply chain and i...
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Target Beats Q2 Estimates On Growth In Comparable Sales, Raises Guidance
Target ‘s (NYSE: TGT) stock rose slightly after the announcement of better-than-expected second quarter results, as both its revenue and earnings per share (EPS) came in ahead of market expectations. In Q2, the company’s revenue incre...
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What To Expect From Target’s Q2 Earnings
Target (NYSE: TGT) is scheduled to announce its fiscal second quarter results on Wednesday, August 16. The company announced better-than-expected first quarter results, as both its revenue and earnings per share (EPS) came in ahead of market exp...
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How Target Is Looking To Develop A Competitive Edge In Apparel
Target (NYSE:TGT) recently began a revamp of its apparel merchandise, phasing out certain old brands and introducing several new private labels. This new line of curated clothing is aimed towards attracting customers to its stores by providing at...
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Why We Expect Target’s Revenue Per Square Foot To Rebound
Target (NYSE: TGT) has seen declines in its revenue per square foot (RPSF) at its stores, from $308 in 2015 to below $290 now. We expect the retailer’s revenue per square foot to decline to $284 this year, due to declining foot traffic at ...
