Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) Insider Jennifer Kent Sells 4,588 Shares of Stock

Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) insider Jennifer Kent sold 4,588 shares of Kohl’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.00, for a total value of $100,936.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 229,864 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,057,008. This trade represents a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Kohl’s Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KSS opened at $22.38 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion, a PE ratio of 9.77 and a beta of 1.32. Kohl’s Corporation has a 1-year low of $11.38 and a 1-year high of $25.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.58 and its 200-day moving average is $16.73. 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 posted 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 firm had revenue of $3.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.56 earnings per share. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.800-2.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Kohl’s Corporation will post 2.10 earnings per share for the current year.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th were paid a dividend of $0.1250 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.83%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on KSS shares. BTIG Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Kohl’s in a research report on Friday, September 18th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Kohl’s in a research note on Monday, July 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kohl’s has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $16.17.

Institutional Trading of Kohl’s

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dupree Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Kohl’s in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,953,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Kohl’s by 3.0% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 47,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $884,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in Kohl’s in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Amundi lifted its position in Kohl’s by 1,409.3% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 515,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,141,000 after purchasing an additional 481,657 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in Kohl’s during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,325,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Kohl’s Company Profile

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.