Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Shares of Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” by the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation, one has given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $16.17.

Several brokerages have issued reports on KSS. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, September 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Kohl’s in a report on Monday, July 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kohl’s news, EVP Jennifer Kent sold 22,942 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $458,840.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 234,452 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,689,040. The trade was a 8.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 45,882 shares of company stock worth $963,520. 1.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kohl’s

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KSS. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 3.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 34,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $614,000 after acquiring an additional 1,077 shares during the period. Independent Wealth Network Inc. boosted its holdings in Kohl’s by 3.1% in the first quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 38,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $491,000 after acquiring an additional 1,139 shares during the last quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Kohl’s by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Kohl’s by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 47,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,000 after purchasing an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in Kohl’s by 114.9% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 3,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 1,647 shares during the period. 98.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

NYSE:KSS opened at $22.38 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $18.58 and its 200-day moving average is $16.73. Kohl’s has a 1-year low of $11.38 and a 1-year high of $25.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market cap of $2.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.77 and a beta of 1.32.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.70. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.75% and a return on equity of 6.75%. The business had revenue of $3.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.56 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.400 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Kohl’s will post 2.10 earnings per share for the current year.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th were issued a dividend of $0.1250 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Kohl’s’s payout ratio is presently 21.83%.

Kohl’s Company Profile

Kohl’s Corporation is an American department store retailer headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company operates stores across the United States and sells merchandise through its brick-and-mortar locations and e-commerce platform, Kohls.com.

Kohl’s offers a broad selection of apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home goods, toys and other consumer merchandise for women, men and children. Its retail offerings include national brands, private-label merchandise and Sephora beauty products through Sephora shop-in-shop locations and online channels.

The company traces its origins to a department store founded by Maxwell Kohl in Brookfield, Wisconsin, in 1962.