Telsey Advisory Group Weighs in on Kohl’s Q2 Earnings

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Kohl’s in a report released on Thursday, April 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Kohl’s from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Kohl’s from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Kohl’s from $11.00 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Kohl’s from $11.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $18.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.87.

Kohl’s Stock Up 7.6 %

KSS stock opened at $7.15 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $795.41 million, a P/E ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.65. Kohl’s has a 52-week low of $6.04 and a 52-week high of $28.25. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.57.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.25 billion. Kohl’s had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The firm’s revenue was down 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.67 earnings per share.

Kohl’s Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.00%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.02%.

Institutional Trading of Kohl’s

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Kohl’s in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Kohl’s in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Bogart Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 687.4% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 4,241 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its stake in Kohl’s by 58.5% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 5,347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 1,974 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Kohl’s Company 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.