Kohl's (KSS) Competitors $13.16 -0.28 (-2.05%) Closing price 01/31/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.18 +0.02 (+0.15%) As of 01/31/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KSS vs. M, JWN, DDS, BURL, NSIT, ABG, FIVE, BOOT, URBN, and SHAKShould you be buying Kohl's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kohl's include Macy's (M), Nordstrom (JWN), Dillard's (DDS), Burlington Stores (BURL), Insight Enterprises (NSIT), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Five Below (FIVE), Boot Barn (BOOT), Urban Outfitters (URBN), and Shake Shack (SHAK). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Kohl's vs. Macy's Nordstrom Dillard's Burlington Stores Insight Enterprises Asbury Automotive Group Five Below Boot Barn Urban Outfitters Shake Shack Macy's (NYSE:M) and Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to M or KSS? In the previous week, Kohl's had 10 more articles in the media than Macy's. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kohl's and 7 mentions for Macy's. Macy's' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Kohl's' score of -0.05 indicating that Macy's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Macy's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kohl's 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer M or KSS? Macy's currently has a consensus price target of $17.78, suggesting a potential upside of 14.30%. Kohl's has a consensus price target of $17.22, suggesting a potential upside of 30.92%. Given Kohl's' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kohl's is more favorable than Macy's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Macy's 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Kohl's 3 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.70 Is M or KSS a better dividend stock? Macy's pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Macy's pays out 116.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kohl's pays out 90.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kohl's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in M or KSS? 87.4% of Macy's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Kohl's shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Macy's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Kohl's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in M or KSS? Macy's received 112 more outperform votes than Kohl's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.30% of users gave Macy's an outperform vote while only 57.35% of users gave Kohl's an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMacy'sOutperform Votes93158.30% Underperform Votes66641.70% Kohl'sOutperform Votes81957.35% Underperform Votes60942.65% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, M or KSS? Kohl's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Macy's. Kohl's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Macy's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMacy's$23.09B0.19$105M$0.5926.36Kohl's$17.48B0.08$317M$2.225.93 Which has more volatility & risk, M or KSS? Macy's has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kohl's has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is M or KSS more profitable? Kohl's has a net margin of 1.47% compared to Macy's' net margin of 0.73%. Macy's' return on equity of 21.99% beat Kohl's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Macy's0.73% 21.99% 5.60% Kohl's 1.47%6.44%1.72% SummaryMacy's beats Kohl's on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kohl's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKohl'sDepartment stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.47B$7.65B$25.95B$20.16BDividend Yield15.15%2.40%168.38%3.64%P/E Ratio5.9373.4199.4035.33Price / Sales0.0811.053.3718.28Price / Cash1.378.2921.7320.47Price / Book0.375.296.885.90Net Income$317M$386.34M$680.74M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.44%-0.72%-0.18%-0.56%1 Month Performance-6.30%-2.72%2.90%4.18%1 Year Performance-49.90%1.20%13.23%16.86% Kohl's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KSSKohl's4.3282 of 5 stars$13.16-2.0%$17.22+30.9%-48.9%$1.47B$17.48B5.9396,000Short Interest ↓MMacy's4.179 of 5 stars$15.08-1.9%$17.78+17.9%-15.0%$4.18B$23.09B25.5385,581JWNNordstrom3.8553 of 5 stars$24.20+0.1%$22.17-8.4%+33.3%$3.99B$14.69B15.4154,000Positive NewsDDSDillard's3.6873 of 5 stars$471.76+1.2%$324.00-31.3%+21.3%$7.51B$6.75B12.1629,600Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓BURLBurlington Stores4.7148 of 5 stars$284.24-2.6%$317.87+11.8%+48.5%$18.06B$9.73B38.9771,049Options VolumeNews CoverageNSITInsight Enterprises3.5367 of 5 stars$171.64-1.2%$212.50+23.8%-6.5%$5.45B$9.18B21.5914,437Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageABGAsbury Automotive Group1.8503 of 5 stars$269.09+3.1%$255.20-5.2%+41.8%$5.27B$14.80B15.2313,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageFIVEFive Below3.7457 of 5 stars$94.47-1.3%$115.75+22.5%-47.7%$5.20B$3.56B19.4822,000Short Interest ↑BOOTBoot Barn4.4792 of 5 stars$165.93-1.7%$173.00+4.3%+124.0%$5.06B$1.67B33.2911,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownURBNUrban Outfitters4.4229 of 5 stars$54.67-6.0%$53.64-1.9%+45.8%$5.03B$5.15B15.6128,000SHAKShake Shack3.7973 of 5 stars$117.64-1.3%$123.78+5.2%+56.5%$5.00B$1.09B692.3912,196 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies M Alternatives JWN Alternatives DDS Alternatives BURL Alternatives NSIT Alternatives ABG Alternatives FIVE Alternatives BOOT Alternatives URBN Alternatives SHAK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KSS) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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