Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) Shares Acquired by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) by 4.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 67,341 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,027 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Kohl’s were worth $1,931,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 59.7% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 428 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kohl’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kohl’s in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 392.4% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 1,350 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 56.1% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 748 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Kohl’s from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Kohl’s from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Kohl’s from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. StockNews.com upgraded Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on Kohl’s from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kohl’s presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $24.20.

Kohl’s Trading Down 1.6 %

KSS opened at $23.56 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.98. Kohl’s Co. has a 52 week low of $17.68 and a 52 week high of $29.65. The business’s 50 day moving average is $25.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 12th. The company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $5.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.80 billion. Kohl’s had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 1.81%. The firm’s revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($2.49) earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Kohl’s Co. will post 2.24 EPS for the current year.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 20th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 19th. Kohl’s’s payout ratio is currently 70.18%.

Kohl’s Profile

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.