Target, Retail and Stock Drops
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Target is set to announce its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, with analysts forecasting earnings of $1.70 per share on $24.4 billion in revenue.
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Tariff-related uncertainty, consumer boycotts, and weak demand for discretionary hurt the retailer’s first quarter.
Target Corporation faces declining sales, weak traffic, and margin pressures despite a 4.5% dividend yield. Click for my TGT earnings review and look at value.
Risk-averse investors often avoid individual stocks, even those of well-established, slow-growth companies like Target ( TGT 0.33%). Indeed, no stock is risk-free, and even the top retailers cannot completely rule out the possibility of failure, even in the case of an established company like Target.
Target’s was already facing a very public revolt from some of its most loyal customers. Now it’s warning about tariffs.
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U.S. stocks saw a broad selloff Wednesday afternoon after the yield on the 10-year Treasury crossed above 4.5% rattling investors. The benchmark is a barometer for everything from mortgages to personal loans and now signaling higher borrowing costs.
One final reason to scoop up Target stock is that it's a bargain right now. A look at its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is revealing. This metric is a frequently used means of assessing stock valuation, as it tells you how much investors are willing to pay for a dollar's worth of a company's recent earnings.
Target shares dip after Q1 earnings and sales miss estimates, with the company slashing FY2025 outlook amid soft consumer demand.
President Donald Trump's tariffs are widening the gap between market-leader Walmart and Target, the companies' latest quarterly reports show, underscoring missteps at the smaller U.S. retailer amid economic uncertainty.
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