Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.23, Zacks reports. Kohl’s had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The firm had revenue of $5.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. Kohl’s updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.100-0.600 EPS and its FY26 guidance to $0.10-$0.60 EPS.

Kohl’s Trading Down 24.4 %

Shares of NYSE:KSS opened at $9.11 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.00. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.11 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 1.05. Kohl’s has a 52-week low of $8.75 and a 52-week high of $29.60.

Kohl’s Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be given a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.49%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.09%.

Insider Transactions at Kohl’s

In other Kohl’s news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 3,827 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.05, for a total value of $53,769.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 133,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,869,928.55. This represents a 2.80 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on KSS. Guggenheim lowered shares of Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Kohl’s from $18.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Kohl’s from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Kohl’s in a research report on Tuesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.30.

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.