Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Kohl's Q4 Earnings

Kohl's Co. (NYSE:KSS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Kohl's in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.64 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 - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.23. Kohl's had a net margin of 1.47% and a return on equity of 6.44%. The business had revenue of $5.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. Kohl's's revenue for the quarter was down 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

KSS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Kohl's from $11.00 to $8.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target 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. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Kohl's from $10.00 to $5.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Kohl's from $11.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Kohl's from $18.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.87.

Kohl's Trading Up 7.6 %

Shares of KSS stock traded up $0.51 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $7.15. The company had a trading volume of 25,834,071 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,077,905. Kohl's has a 1-year low of $6.04 and a 1-year high of $28.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market cap of $795.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a 50 day moving average of $10.75 and a 200 day moving average of $14.60.

Kohl's Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were given a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st. Kohl's's dividend payout ratio is currently 51.02%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kohl's

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Kohl's during the fourth quarter worth $19,874,000. Gate City Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Kohl's in the 4th quarter valued at about $12,773,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Kohl's by 10.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,576,274 shares of the company's stock worth $159,859,000 after purchasing an additional 740,398 shares during the period. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Kohl's in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,778,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Kohl's in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,185,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.