Kohl's Co. (NYSE:KSS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kohl's in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Kohl's' current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl's' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.11 EPS.
KSS has been the subject of several other research reports. Baird R W downgraded shares of Kohl's from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price target on Kohl's from $23.00 to $17.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Kohl's from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird downgraded Kohl's from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $25.00 to $18.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Guggenheim cut Kohl's from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.22.
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KSS traded up $0.35 on Thursday, reaching $14.22. The company had a trading volume of 1,461,211 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,612,271. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $17.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. Kohl's has a 1 year low of $13.81 and a 1 year high of $29.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion, a PE ratio of 6.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.88.
Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.64 billion. Kohl's had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KSS. CWM LLC increased its holdings in Kohl's by 97.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,924 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 948 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Kohl's by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 29,751 shares of the company's stock worth $684,000 after acquiring an additional 1,751 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in Kohl's by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 55,800 shares of the company's stock worth $1,283,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Easterly Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Kohl's in the second quarter valued at approximately $348,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Kohl's by 0.7% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,647,703 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,881,000 after purchasing an additional 10,925 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company's stock.
In other Kohl's news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 16,367 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.27, for a total transaction of $315,392.09. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 136,799 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,636,116.73. This trade represents a 10.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 14.06%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 11th. Kohl's's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.09%.
Kohl's Corporation operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States. It offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products through its stores and website. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Croft & Barrow, Jumping Beans, SO, Sonoma Goods for Life, and Tek Gear, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang.
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