FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Kohl’s Issued By Zacks Research

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for Kohl’s in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates 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.

KSS has been the subject of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Kohl’s from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $19.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Kohl’s from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 25th. Guggenheim downgraded 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 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lowered 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kohl’s presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.22.

Kohl’s Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KSS opened at $14.17 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.12. The business has a 50-day moving average of $17.14 and a 200-day moving average of $19.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.38, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.88. Kohl’s has a fifty-two week low of $13.77 and a fifty-two week high of $29.60.

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). Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.47% and a return on equity of 6.44%. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 8.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Kohl’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 14.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 11th. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is 90.09%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 16,367 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.27, for a total transaction of $315,392.09. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 136,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,636,116.73. This represents a 10.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kohl’s

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 29,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $684,000 after buying an additional 1,751 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in Kohl’s by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 55,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,283,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in Kohl’s in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $348,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Kohl’s by 0.7% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,647,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,881,000 after buying an additional 10,925 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 92.9% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 9,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,000 after buying an additional 4,584 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

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.