Target Stock: Time to Panic?
There's no question about it. Target (NYSE: TGT) has been one of the most disappointing retail stocks on the market recently. Over the last three years, the stock price fell 39%, while the S&P 500 has gained 50%. After another earnings report came in well below both analysts' and the company's expectations, Target seems as far away from a recovery as ever. Comparable sales in the quarter fell 3.8%, which included declines in both traffic and average transaction value. Revenue fell 2.8% in the quarter to $23.85 billion, which missed estimates at $24.35 billion. Gross margin declined from 28.8% to 28.2%. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings per share fell from $2.03 in the quarter a year ago to $1.30. That was well below the consensus at $1.65. Image source: Target.Continue reading
There's no question about it. Target (NYSE: TGT) has been one of the most disappointing retail stocks on the market recently. Over the last three years, the stock price fell 39%, while the S&P 500 has gained 50%.
After another earnings report came in well below both analysts' and the company's expectations, Target seems as far away from a recovery as ever. Comparable sales in the quarter fell 3.8%, which included declines in both traffic and average transaction value. Revenue fell 2.8% in the quarter to $23.85 billion, which missed estimates at $24.35 billion. Gross margin declined from 28.8% to 28.2%. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings per share fell from $2.03 in the quarter a year ago to $1.30. That was well below the consensus at $1.65.
Image source: Target.
