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Target Corporation

$TGT·$71B·Discount Stores·Consumer Defensive
$154.24-1.5%YTD+59.6%1Y+71.2%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
TGTGT
$TGTTarget Corporation
$154.24-1.53%417 posts1×
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The complete picture of $TGT on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

417X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $TGT's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 71% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-12

Target is bullish — A+ continuation flag with prior-trend + tight flag into rising 10EMA. Bulls note TGT bottomed and put in a Last Point of Support on the day it was removed from the S&P 100 this year, and it's now outperforming almost every equity YTD. Framed as beneficiary of NKE fatigue ('same quality clothes at Target for 1/4 the price').

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $TGT — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Comeback attemptAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Target just outperformed almost every equity YTD — Nov 18 earnings is the next test of the turnaround.

Target is the mass-merchant retailer that lost two years to inventory and apparel missteps. The stock bottomed earlier this year, got kicked out of the S&P 100, and has quietly been one of the strongest reclaims on the tape.

  • The business is stabilizing: Q1 revenue +6.7% YoY at a 4.5% operating margin — a modest comp return but with gross-margin recovery as inventory normalized, which is the actual turnaround signal.
  • 52-week range position is 84% with vol multiplier 1.13 — the chart is confirming the recovery with participation, and bottoming on the S&P 100 removal date is a classic sentiment-washout tell.
  • At 16x PE and 0.52x sales this is still cheap on both bases for a retailer that is reaccelerating — the market was pricing a permanent impairment that the P&L is showing was cyclical.

Nov 18 Q3 is the gate — a positive same-store sales print plus a confident holiday guide extends the move. A soft back-to-school read or a tariff-driven margin reset and the recent run cools, though the overall thesis would still hold.

Agrees with X sentimentThe thread has the right drivers — the A+ continuation flag, Last Point of Support on S&P 100 removal day, YTD outperformance versus almost all equities — all substantively grounded, and the NKE-fatigue read is a tangible pricing-value call.

What to watch: Nov 18 Q3 — same-store sales comp, gross-margin recovery, apparel segment performance, and holiday guide. A soft back-to-school read or a tariff-margin reset is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-18 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

US discount retailer offering groceries, apparel, electronics, and home goods via ~2,000 stores and a growing same-day delivery network.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Discount Stores sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $TGT.

Discount Stores · Consumer Defensive

No material change from last week — Consumer value-seeking is structurally shifting share to discount and warehouse formats.

What this means for $TGT

Partial — US discount retailer offering groceries, apparel, electronics, and home goods via ~2,000 stores and a growing same-day delivery network.

Top industry ETF

$XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
16.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
4.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
21.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
28.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 19, 2026$4.11$2.35+74.9%
Q1 2026May 20, 2026$1.71$1.47+16.3%
Q4 2025Mar 3, 2026$2.44$2.16+13.0%
Q3 2025Nov 19, 2025$1.78$1.71+4.1%
Next earningsWed, Nov 18·consensus EPS $2.08

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$25.4B+6.7%29.0%4.5%$1.72$716.0M
Q4 FY25$30.5B-1.5%26.6%4.5%$2.31$2.3B
Q3 FY25$25.3B-1.6%28.2%3.8%$1.52$149.0M
Q2 FY25$25.2B-0.9%29.0%5.2%$2.06$1.0B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 27 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$110.0B$109.3B – $110.6B$10.13$8.95 – $10.4527
FY28$113.7B$112.5B – $114.5B$9.60$9.04 – $10.0727
FY29$117.3B$113.3B – $120.2B$10.29$8.15 – $11.5319
FY30$120.3B$117.9B – $121.7B$10.70$10.42 – $10.8617
FY31$124.5B$122.0B – $126.0B$11.72$11.42 – $11.908

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.81%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-2.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+17.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β0.985-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 25Brian C CornellExecutive Officer50.0K sh$8.2MSellAug 24Melissa K KremerExecutive Officer15.5K sh$2.6MSellAug 21Matthew A LiegelChief Accounting Officer926 sh$151KSellJun 29Lisa R RoathExecutive Officer7.0K sh$966KSellMay 29Cara A SylvesterExecutive Officer10.0K sh$1.3MSellMay 27Brian C CornellExecutive Officer50.0K sh$6.5M
+ 4 other (3 awards · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsSep 183
AI summary

Mark A. Weinstein, a newly designated Executive Officer at Target Corp (TGT), filed an initial Form 3 dated September 13, 2026 reporting no beneficial ownership of Target securities. Routine insider ownership disclosure for a newly reportable executive. Administrative — no economic significance.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationAug 28S-3ASR
AI summary

Target Corporation filed an automatic shelf registration statement (S-3ASR) on August 28, 2026, as a large accelerated filer, enabling future issuances of debt or equity securities on a delayed or continuous basis. No specific offering size, security type, or use of proceeds is disclosed; this is routine shelf capacity renewal for a major retailer. Administrative filing; establishes the legal framework for future capital markets activity without immediate dilution.

8-KAgreement terminatedAug 148-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Target Corporation entered into a new five-year $4.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility on August 14, 2026, arranged by Bank of America (administrative agent), Citi and Wells Fargo (co-syndication), and JPMorgan and U.S. Bank (co-documentation), expiring August 14, 2031 with two one-year extension options and an upsize option of up to $1.0 billion. The facility includes a leverage-ratio financial covenant and simultaneously terminates the prior credit agreement. A $4B+ undrawn revolver is standard liquidity infrastructure for an investment-grade mega-cap retailer — routine, not transformative.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 43
AI summary

DePinto Joseph Michael (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 NICOLLET MALL (Street) MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA 55403 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country) 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TARGET CORP [ TGT ] 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Explanation of Responses: Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney No securities are beneficially owned. Miranda S. Hirner, Attorney-In-Fact 08/04/2026 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership (Form 3) as a Director of TGT, with an event date of 1473. This is a routine insider-ownership disclosure with no indication of open-market purchases or activist intent.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 228-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Target Corporation disclosed on July 22, 2026 that its Board of Directors elected Joe DePinto as a director effective August 1, 2026. DePinto, 63, served as President and CEO of 7-Eleven, Inc. from 2005 through December 2025, and previously held the role of President at GameStop Corporation and leadership positions at PepsiCo. He was appointed to Target's Audit & Risk Committee and Infrastructure & Finance Committee. There are no undisclosed arrangements regarding his selection and no related-party transactions. DePinto's two-decade convenience retail operating background adds relevant consumer and operational expertise to Target's board at a time when the retailer is navigating traffic and margin pressures in its core discretionary categories.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Target Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 10, 2026. Shareholders elected 12 directors including CEO Brian Cornell with 87.2% approval, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, approved the Amended and Restated 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and voted on other routine proposals. Annual governance meeting with no significant contested outcomes.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 83
AI summary

Grant B. McGee, an Executive Officer of Target Corporation (TGT), filed an initial Form 3 on June 8, 2026, disclosing no beneficial ownership of any Target securities — neither direct shares nor any derivative instruments. The triggering event date is May 31, 2026. This is a routine Section 16 initial statement filed upon appointment to an executive officer role, and is administratively immaterial.

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Recent news

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