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Target Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

MarketWatch Automated
Aug 31, 2026 at 08:45 PM
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Target Corp. (TGT) shares fell 1.41% to $160.88 on Monday, marking its second consecutive day of losses and closing 5.78% below its 52-week high. Despite the decline, TGT outperformed competitors like Amazon and Costco, though it underperformed Walmart. The drop occurred during a broader market downturn, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also falling. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

Shares of Target Corp. (TGT) slid 1.41% to $160.88 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.33% to 7,686.14 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.70% to 53,185.90.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Target Corp. closed 5.78% short of its 52-week high of $170.75, which the company achieved on August 24th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 2.50% to $259.77, Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 1.73% to $104.87, and Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) fell 0.17% to $943.89.

Trading volume (3.8 M) remained 705,093 below its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 31, 2026.

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