Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) Insider Sells $100,936.00 in Stock

Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) insider Jennifer Kent sold 4,588 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.00, for a total transaction of $100,936.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 229,864 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,057,008. The trade was a 1.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Kohl’s Stock Down 3.8%

KSS stock opened at $21.56 on Friday. Kohl’s Corporation has a 52 week low of $11.38 and a 52 week high of $25.22. The company has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.41 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $18.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.70. The company had revenue of $3.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.32 billion. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.75% and a return on equity of 6.75%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.56 EPS. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.400 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Kohl’s Corporation will post 2.10 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 9th were issued a dividend of $0.1250 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Kohl’s’s payout ratio is presently 21.83%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on KSS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Kohl’s from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Zacks Research raised Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. BTIG Research reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Kohl’s in a research note on Friday, September 18th. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on Kohl’s from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Kohl’s from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kohl’s has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $16.17.

Institutional Trading of Kohl’s

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KSS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Pinnacle Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Kohl’s during the second quarter worth approximately $47,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Kohl’s during the fourth quarter worth approximately $55,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Kohl’s by 114.9% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 3,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 1,647 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. bought a new stake in Kohl’s during the first quarter worth approximately $169,000. 98.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Kohl’s

Kohl’s Corporation is an American department store retailer headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company operates stores across the United States and sells merchandise through its brick-and-mortar locations and e-commerce platform, Kohls.com.

Kohl’s offers a broad selection of apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty products, home goods, toys and other consumer merchandise for women, men and children. Its retail offerings include national brands, private-label merchandise and Sephora beauty products through Sephora shop-in-shop locations and online channels.

The company traces its origins to a department store founded by Maxwell Kohl in Brookfield, Wisconsin, in 1962.