FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Kohl’s Issued By Zacks Research

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Kohl’s in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.31 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.75. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.23) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.04 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $23.00 to $17.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Kohl’s from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Guggenheim cut shares of Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Gordon Haskett cut shares of Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Kohl’s from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.22.

Kohl’s Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:KSS opened at $13.86 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The company has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 6.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.88. Kohl’s has a 52 week low of $13.80 and a 52 week high of $29.60. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.56.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kohl’s by 149.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 16,572,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,671,000 after acquiring an additional 9,925,878 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 6,076.8% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 1,834,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,175,000 after acquiring an additional 1,804,809 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Kohl’s by 348.0% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,180,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,118,000 after purchasing an additional 1,694,162 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Kohl’s by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,576,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,859,000 after purchasing an additional 740,398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Kohl’s by 26.3% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,093,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,126,000 after buying an additional 643,913 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Kohl’s news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 16,367 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.27, for a total transaction of $315,392.09. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 136,799 shares in the company, valued at $2,636,116.73. This represents a 10.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.86% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 11th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.43%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.