Facts You Need to Understand Target (TGT) Stock

By Tamara Parker • Wednesday, December 21 12:00 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Defensive company Target has moved -0.2% so far today on a volume of 1,316,926, compared to its average of 4,739,876. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.4%.

Target trades -18.99% away from its average analyst target price of $176.52 per share. The 31 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $144 to $210, and on average have given Target a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying TGT should be aware of the facts below:

Target's current price is 127.7% above its Graham number of $62.79, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Target has moved -34.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -18.6%
Based on its trailing earning per share of 7.32, Target has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
TGT has a forward P/E ratio of 15.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) of $9.53 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -5.32 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Target is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 6.0 compared to its sector average of 4.09
Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States.
Based in Minneapolis, the company has 450,000 full time employees and a market cap of $65,824,333,824. Target currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.6%.

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