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Target (TGT)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $88.67 | Market Cap: $40.3 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail

Target (TGT)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $88.67
Market Cap: $40.3 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 15%, Dividend Yield is 5.1%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 10%, FCF Yield is 7.3%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -70%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -108%
Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -1.5%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -0.7%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -0.9%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -27%
  
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 6.4 Bil, FCF LTM is 2.9 Bil
  
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 40%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 15%, Dividend Yield is 5.1%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 10%, FCF Yield is 7.3%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -27%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 6.4 Bil, FCF LTM is 2.9 Bil
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 40%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -70%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -108%
5 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -1.5%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -0.7%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -0.9%

Market Valuation

 9/16/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$88.67$131.10$134.14$135.98
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)40.360.361.962.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)20.019.919.619.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)4.34.83.82.2
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)55.980.281.581.7
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM0.40.60.60.6
P/EBIT TTM7.311.011.317.7
P/E TTM10.315.215.924.8
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.910.09.4
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.114.012.0
 9/16/252024
Share Price CYE$88.67$131.10
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)40.360.3
Total Debt ($ Bil)20.019.9
Total Cash ($ Bil)4.34.8
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)55.980.2
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM0.40.6
P/EBIT TTM7.311.0
P/E TTM10.315.2
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.9
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.1

Business Description

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers food assortments, including perishables, dry grocery, dairy, and frozen items; apparel, accessories, home décor products, electronics, toys, seasonal offerings, food, and other merchandise; and beauty and household essentials. It also provides in-store amenities, such as Target Café, Target Optical, Starbucks, and other food service offerings. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
TGT Return40%33%-34%-1%-2%-32%-18%
Peers Return30%13%-12%37%40%8%167%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: AMZN, WMT, COST, TJX, ROST. See TGT Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

TGTAMZNWMTCOSTTJXROSTMedian
NameTarget Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.TJX Comp.Ross Sto. 
Mkt Price88.56231.43103.69960.10141.17147.05144.11
Mkt Cap40.32,461.7827.2426.2157.447.8291.8
Rev LTM105,640670,038693,153268,77657,92521,256187,208
Op Inc LTM5,42476,19028,98810,0846,4762,6018,280
FCF LTM2,94413,48113,7537,3174,0411,6075,679
FCF 3Y Avg3,28221,67714,9866,8524,3581,7175,605
CFO LTM6,386121,13738,43812,4265,9352,3989,406
CFO 3Y Avg7,47096,97736,70711,4606,1452,4629,465

Growth & Margins

TGTAMZNWMTCOSTTJXROSTMedian
NameTarget Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.TJX Comp.Ross Sto. 
Rev Chg LTM-1.5%10.9%4.2%5.9%4.1%2.5%4.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-0.7%11.3%5.7%7.3%5.3%4.4%5.5%
Rev Chg Q-0.9%13.3%4.8%8.0%6.9%2.6%5.8%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.2%3.0%1.2%1.8%1.6%0.6%1.4%
Op Mgn LTM5.1%11.4%4.2%3.8%11.2%12.2%8.2%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg5.1%7.9%4.0%3.5%10.7%11.5%6.5%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.3%0.3%-0.1%0.1%0.2%-0.0%0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM6.0%18.1%5.5%4.6%10.2%11.3%8.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg7.0%15.8%5.5%4.5%11.2%12.2%9.1%
FCF/Rev LTM2.8%2.0%2.0%2.7%7.0%7.6%2.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg3.1%3.5%2.3%2.7%8.0%8.5%3.3%

Valuation

TGTAMZNWMTCOSTTJXROSTMedian
NameTarget Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.TJX Comp.Ross Sto. 
Mkt Cap40.32,461.7827.2426.2157.447.8291.8
P/S0.43.71.21.62.72.21.9
P/EBIT7.328.926.640.323.516.925.1
P/E10.234.938.854.331.622.933.3
P/CFO6.320.321.534.326.519.920.9
Total Yield14.8%2.9%3.4%2.1%4.3%5.4%3.9%
Dividend Yield5.1%0.0%0.9%0.2%1.1%1.0%1.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg5.6%1.1%2.8%2.0%3.7%4.1%3.3%
D/E0.50.10.10.00.10.10.1
Net D/E0.40.00.1-0.00.10.00.0

Returns

TGTAMZNWMTCOSTTJXROSTMedian
NameTarget Amazon.c.Walmart Costco W.TJX Comp.Ross Sto. 
1M Rtn-14.0%0.2%3.7%-1.2%6.4%0.3%0.3%
3M Rtn-8.1%7.1%10.2%-2.3%14.0%12.4%8.7%
6M Rtn-14.3%18.2%19.4%5.0%24.1%18.2%18.2%
12M Rtn-39.2%24.1%29.9%5.4%19.3%-4.2%12.3%
3Y Rtn-40.5%87.3%142.7%98.5%127.9%68.4%92.9%
1M Excs Rtn-17.3%-2.1%0.5%-3.8%3.9%-2.2%-2.1%
3M Excs Rtn-16.8%-1.6%-0.6%-13.6%3.6%1.2%-1.1%
6M Excs Rtn-30.8%-0.4%5.1%-10.8%8.1%2.1%0.9%
12M Excs Rtn-56.7%6.3%13.7%-11.9%2.2%-20.7%-4.9%
3Y Excs Rtn-107.9%13.1%71.8%24.0%56.5%-0.4%18.6%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Food & beverage23,89922,91820,30618,13515,039
Household essentials18,74618,483   
Home furnishings & décor17,76019,46320,25518,23114,430
Apparel & accessories16,48517,64617,93114,77214,304
Hardlines16,16217,73918,61416,62612,595
Beauty12,53811,092   
Credit card profit sharing667734710666680
Advertising revenue522404   
Other420394921670448
Other merchandise sales213247   
Beauty & household essentials  27,26824,46120,616
Total107,412109,120106,00593,56178,112


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity16,092,746
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-5.6%
Average Daily Volume10,501,415
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.53
Basic Shares Quantity454,600,000
Short % of Basic Shares3.5%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/20/2025-6.3%-8.8% 
5/21/2025-5.2%-2.2%-2.6%
3/4/2025-3.0%-5.7%-13.5%
11/20/2024-21.4%-18.3%-15.8%
8/21/202411.2%10.8%9.3%
5/22/2024-8.0%-5.2%-6.2%
3/5/202412.0%11.7%16.6%
11/15/202317.8%18.1%27.4%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive1189
# Negative131615
Median Positive9.8%11.2%11.6%
Median Negative-5.2%-5.4%-10.0%
Max Positive17.8%18.1%27.4%
Max Negative-24.9%-30.3%-33.6%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025829202510-Q 8/2/2025
4302025530202510-Q 5/3/2025
1312025312202510-K 2/1/2025
103120241127202410-Q 11/2/2024
7312024830202410-Q 8/3/2024
4302024531202410-Q 5/4/2024
1312024313202410-K 1/31/2024
103120231122202310-Q 10/28/2023
7312023825202310-Q 7/29/2023
4302023526202310-Q 4/29/2023
1312023308202310-K 1/28/2023
103120221123202210-Q 10/29/2022
7312022826202210-Q 7/30/2022
4302022527202210-Q 4/30/2022
1312022309202210-K 1/29/2022
103120211124202110-Q 10/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0LIEGEL MATTHEW AChief Accounting Officer6122025Sell100.902,044206,2451,116,386Form
1Cornell Brian CExecutive Officer5302025Sell96.1845,0004,327,97423,703,159Form
2Cornell Brian CExecutive Officer3122025Sell113.3745,0005,101,48829,344,099Form
3LIEGEL MATTHEW AChief Accounting Officer3102025Sell113.5228732,580814,279Form
4Gomez Richard H.Executive Officer9302024Sell157.176,348997,71519,418,511Form