Kohl's (KSS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Kohl's Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.01 to $13.55
• 50-Day Range: $12.74 to $18.62
• 52-Week Range: $12.62 to $29.60
• Volume: 9.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.94
• Dividend Yield: 15.17%
• Price Target: $17.22
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Kohl's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kohl's scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 216 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Kohl's has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.70, and is based on no buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kohl's has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.34%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kohl's are expected to decrease by -5.34% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kohl's is 5.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kohl's is 5.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 111.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kohl's has a P/B Ratio of 0.37. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

40.43% of the float of Kohl's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kohl's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kohl's has recently decreased by 12.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kohl's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kohl's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kohl's is 90.09%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Kohl's will have a dividend payout ratio of 161.29% in the coming year. This indicates that Kohl's may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.98

Percentage of Shares Shorted

40.43% of the float of Kohl's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kohl's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kohl's has recently decreased by 12.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.20

News Sentiment

Kohl's has a news sentiment score of -0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Kohl's this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 47 people have searched for KSS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 15 people have added Kohl's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kohl's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $53,769.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.86% of the stock of Kohl's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.04% of the stock of Kohl's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KSS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KSS shares performed this year?

Kohl's' stock was trading at $14.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KSS shares have decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at $13.1840.
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How were Kohl's' earnings last quarter?

Kohl's Co. (NYSE:KSS) released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Kohl's have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Kohl's: KIN Inc., Kohl's Cares LLC, Kohl's Inc., Kohl's Indiana Inc., Kohl's Indiana L.P., Kohl's Michigan L.P., Kohl's Value Services Inc., and KWAL LLC.

Who are Kohl's' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Kohl's include International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.24%), Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.19%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.06%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas Kingsbury, Feeney Siobhan Mc, Peter Boneparth and Jonas Prising.
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How do I buy shares of Kohl's?

Shares of KSS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kohl's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kohl's investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/26/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/24 Dividend: 12/11/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/24/2024
• Today: 1/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/11/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Department stores
• Sub-Industry: Department Stores
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KSS
• CUSIP: 50025510
• CIK: 885639
• Web: www.kohlscorporation.com
• Phone: (262) 703-7000
• Fax: 262-703-6143
• Employees: 96,000
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $17.22
• High Stock Price Target: $25.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.06
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $317 million
• Net Margins: 1.47%
• Pretax Margin: 1.66%
• Return on Equity: 6.44%
• Return on Assets: 1.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 0.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.08
• Cash Flow: $9.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.35
• Book Value: $35.16 per share
• Price / Book: 0.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 111,320,000
• Free Float: 110,361,000
• Market Cap: $1.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.87