Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for Kohl's Earnings

Kohl's Co. (NYSE:KSS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Kohl's in a report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Kohl's' current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl's' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on KSS. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Kohl's from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Kohl's from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Baird R W lowered Kohl's from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Kohl's from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Guggenheim downgraded shares of Kohl's from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.22.

Kohl's Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:KSS traded down $0.01 during trading on Thursday, reaching $13.86. 8,330,439 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,642,135. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $17.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.56. Kohl's has a 1-year low of $13.80 and a 1-year high of $29.60. 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 $1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.88.

Kohl's (NYSE:KSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.08). Kohl's had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.64 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.53 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Kohl's by 14.1% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,965 shares of the company's stock worth $84,000 after acquiring an additional 491 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System raised its position in shares of Kohl's by 2.0% in the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 31,049 shares of the company's stock valued at $714,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the period. Insight Folios Inc lifted its stake in shares of Kohl's by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Insight Folios Inc now owns 21,444 shares of the company's stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 701 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC boosted its holdings in Kohl's by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 2,400 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in Kohl's by 183.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,416 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 917 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.04% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kohl's news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 16,367 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.27, for a total transaction of $315,392.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 136,799 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,636,116.73. This represents a 10.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Kohl's Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 11th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 14.43%. Kohl's's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.09%.

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.