Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

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Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on KSS. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Kohl's from $5.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Kohl's from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a "market perform" rating and issued a $23.00 price objective (up previously from $16.00) on shares of Kohl's in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Kohl's in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Kohl's from $19.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $15.18.

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Kohl's Trading Up 2.6%

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Kohl's stock opened at $24.75 on Monday. Kohl's has a 52 week low of $6.04 and a 52 week high of $25.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.38 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $17.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.47.

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.19) by $0.29. Kohl's had a return on equity of 4.62% and a net margin of 1.31%.The company had revenue of $3.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.20 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Kohl's has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.250-1.450 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Kohl's will post 1.3 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arizona State Retirement System raised its holdings in Kohl's by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 33,154 shares of the company's stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 666 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of Kohl's by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 30,638 shares of the company's stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 868 shares during the last quarter. Viawealth LLC grew its stake in Kohl's by 7.2% during the second quarter. Viawealth LLC now owns 12,998 shares of the company's stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 873 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its holdings in Kohl's by 46.4% during the 3rd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 2,832 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 898 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank increased its stake in shares of Kohl's by 3.2% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 32,887 shares of the company's stock valued at $505,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company's stock.

About Kohl's

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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