As of Thursday close, Kohl’s Corporation’s (NYSE:KSS) stock was down -$0.2, moving down -0.75 percent to $26.64. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 4,706,420 shares. 4 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.98 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 4,465,875, while in the previous 50 days, it was 3,743,120.
Since last month, KSS stock retreated -6.16%. Shares of the company fell to $23.79 on 08/25/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $35.77 was reached on 02/03/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $17.89. Since the beginning of this year, KSS’s stock price has risen by 5.50% or $1.39, and marked a new high 15 times. However, the stock has declined by -25.52% since its 52-week high.
KSS stock investors should be aware that Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 156 days ago on Mar 29. Kingsbury Thomas, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, purchased of 92,500 shares for $21.82 on Mar 29. It resulted in a $2,018,350 investment by the insider.
Valuation Metrics
The stock’s beta is 1.78. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.18, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.79.
The latest dividend of $0.50 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.50.
Financial Health
In the three months ended July 30, Kohl’s Corporation’s quick ratio stood at 0.20, while its current ratio was 1.20, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending July 30 was 1.17, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.43. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 36.50% percent. In the year ended July 30, EBITDA margin amounted to 6.41%, whereas operating margins totaled 1.40%. Based on annual data, KSS earned $6.64 billion in gross profit and brought in $18.1 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 3.30%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was -0.50%.
In Kohl’s Corporation’s quarter-end financial report for July 30, it reported total debt of $1.64 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. KSS’s revenue fell -4.03% to $6.02 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $3.57 billion. While analysts expected Kohl’s Corporation to report $0.22 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.52 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 136.40%. During the quarter, the company generated $286.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Kohl’s Corporation were 10.99 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended July 30, and its total debt was $7.99 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $110.59 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Kohl’s Corporation’s (KSS) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 90.37%, the RSI 9-day stood at 49.39% on 31 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Kohl’s Corporation price is up by +3.82% percent or $0.98. At present, KSS shares trade -7.92% below its 20-day simple moving average and +11.74% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +19.89% above its SMA50 and -14.70% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 58.82% and Stochastic coefficient D was 48.25%, while ATR was 1.32. Given the Stochastic reading of 57.87% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 49.92%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.37, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.07.
Analyst Ratings
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its a Market perform rating on Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) in a note to investors. The analysts firm has however raised their price target to $29, representing a possible -11.0% increase in the stock price. Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 3 brokerage firms, KSS is a sell, and 7 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 1 analyst who say the stock is underweight. A total of 2 analysts rate Kohl’s Corporation stock as buy, with 3 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $27.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $16.00 – $38.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) will achieve an average price target of $27.00.
