Investing In Target Corp (NYSE: TGT): Why Should You?

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Discount Stores industry segment. The current market capitalization of Target Corp is $47.58B. A total of 6.07 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.73M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Cornell Brian C sold 45,000 shares of TGT for 113.37 per share on Mar 11 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Officer now owns 258,843 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 11 ’25, Cornell Brian C bought 45,000 shares at 171.11 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, LIEGEL MATTHEW A disposed of 287 shares on Mar 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $113.52. This resulted in the Chief Accounting Officer holding 7,173 shares of TGT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, LIEGEL MATTHEW A bought 287 shares at $113.52 per share on Mar 07 ’25.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Target Corp pays an annual dividend of $4.46, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.79. TGT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.97% when it declared a $1.12 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/12/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 3.29%. The TGT stock dividend was $1.12 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, TGT has a high of $181.86 and a low of $100.50.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. TGT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $5.91B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $16.47B in debt and $21.75B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $32.19, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.83B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for TGT is Buy with a score of 3.85.

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