Quantinno Capital Management LP Grows Stock Holdings in Kohl’s Corporation $KSS

Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) by 38.8% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 368,911 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 103,039 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Kohl’s were worth $4,759,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in KSS. SummitTX Capital L.P. bought a new position in shares of Kohl’s in the first quarter worth about $408,000. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Kohl’s in the 1st quarter worth approximately $237,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp boosted its stake in Kohl’s by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 93,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,203,000 after purchasing an additional 5,900 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Kohl’s during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $808,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Kohl’s by 107.9% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,479,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,980,000 after buying an additional 1,286,710 shares during the last quarter. 98.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on KSS shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Kohl’s in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Zacks Research downgraded Kohl’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Citigroup upgraded Kohl’s from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $14.00 to $22.00 in a report on Monday, June 1st. Gordon Haskett cut Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $14.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Kohl’s from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $15.31.

Kohl’s Trading Down 6.1%

Shares of KSS opened at $18.47 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $2.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.83 and a beta of 1.40. Kohl’s Corporation has a twelve month low of $10.85 and a twelve month high of $25.22. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.94.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.76% and a return on equity of 4.67%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.13) earnings per share. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.600 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Kohl’s Corporation will post 1.36 EPS for the current year.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th were issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 10th. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.19%.

Insider Transactions at Kohl’s

In related news, EVP Jennifer J. Kent sold 22,942 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $458,840.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 234,452 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,689,040. This represents a 8.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Kohl’s Profile

Kohl’s Corporation, founded in 1962 by Maxwell Kohl and headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a leading American department store retailer. The company operates approximately 1,100 stores across 49 states, offering a combination of value-oriented pricing, private-label brands and national labels. Since its initial public offering in 1992, Kohl’s has focused on broadening its product assortment and enhancing the in-store and online shopping experience.

The retailer’s merchandise portfolio spans apparel, footwear, accessories, and beauty products for women, men and children, as well as home goods, kitchenware and seasonal décor.