Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Kohl’s Q4 Earnings

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Kohl’s in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q4 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

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

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on KSS. Citigroup lowered their price target on Kohl’s from $11.00 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 17th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Kohl’s from $10.00 to $5.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $13.00 to $11.25 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $15.00 to $8.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Kohl’s from $18.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.87.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

Shares of KSS opened at $8.27 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $920.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 1.92. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.81. Kohl’s has a 12 month low of $7.96 and a 12 month high of $28.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97.

Kohl’s Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 21st. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.05%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of KSS. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Kohl’s during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Bogart Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Kohl’s during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Kohl’s during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in Kohl’s by 58.5% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 5,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Platinum Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in Kohl’s by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Platinum Investment Management Ltd. now owns 6,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 1,436 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.