Target Corp (NYSE: TGT)’s stock price has soared by 2.10 in relation to previous closing price of 95.37. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.02% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-06-16 that Target (TGT 2.03%) is one of the leading retailers in the United States, often looked at as a more upscale Walmart. While that’s a pretty good description of the business, it isn’t the best comparison today because Walmart’s business is doing fairly well while Target’s stores aren’t.
Is It Worth Investing in Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) Right Now?
Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.70x compared to its average ratio. TGT has 36-month beta value of 1.21. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 25 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TGT is 453.10M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.56% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of TGT on June 17, 2025 was 8.30M shares.
TGT’s Market Performance
TGT stock saw an increase of 0.02% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.31% and a quarterly increase of -7.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.45% for Target Corp (TGT). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.30% for TGT’s stock, with a -22.95% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TGT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TGT stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for TGT by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for TGT in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $110 based on the research report published on May 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TGT reach a price target of $105. The rating they have provided for TGT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 22nd, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to TGT, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on May 16th of the current year.
TGT Trading at 1.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TGT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -41.83% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TGT starting from LIEGEL MATTHEW A, who sale 2,044 shares at the price of $100.90 back on Jun 10 ’25. After this action, LIEGEL MATTHEW A now owns 11,064 shares of Target Corp, valued at $206,245 using the latest closing price.
LIEGEL MATTHEW A, the Officer of Target Corp, proposed sale 2,044 shares at $100.90 during a trade that took place back on Jun 10 ’25, which means that LIEGEL MATTHEW A is holding shares at $206,244 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TGT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Target Corp stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 29.08, with 7.52 for asset returns.
Based on Target Corp (TGT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.78 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.94.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Target Corp (TGT) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
