First Trust Advisors LP Has $3.10 Million Holdings in Kohl’s Corporation $KSS

First Trust Advisors LP cut its position in shares of Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) by 88.1% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 240,602 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,787,614 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Kohl’s were worth $3,104,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of KSS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Kohl’s by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,181,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,630,000 after purchasing an additional 273,500 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Kohl’s by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,342,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,811,000 after buying an additional 744,539 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,703,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,177,000 after buying an additional 47,037 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Kohl’s in the 4th quarter valued at $49,796,000. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,602,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,709,000 after acquiring an additional 4,757 shares during the period. 98.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KSS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Kohl’s from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Gordon Haskett lowered shares of Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $14.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Zacks Research cut shares of Kohl’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Kohl’s from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Kohl’s in a research note on Monday, July 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kohl’s currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $15.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Jennifer J. Kent sold 22,942 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $458,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 234,452 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,689,040. This trade represents a 8.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

Kohl’s Stock Down 6.1%

Shares of NYSE:KSS opened at $18.47 on Friday. Kohl’s Corporation has a 52 week low of $10.85 and a 52 week high of $25.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 1.48. The company’s fifty day moving average is $17.54 and its 200-day moving average is $15.94. The company has a market capitalization of $2.09 billion, a PE ratio of 7.83 and a beta of 1.40.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Kohl’s had a net margin of 1.76% and a return on equity of 4.67%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.13) EPS. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.600 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Kohl’s Corporation will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 10th. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.19%.

Kohl’s Company Profile

Kohl’s Corporation, founded in 1962 by Maxwell Kohl and headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a leading American department store retailer. The company operates approximately 1,100 stores across 49 states, offering a combination of value-oriented pricing, private-label brands and national labels. Since its initial public offering in 1992, Kohl’s has focused on broadening its product assortment and enhancing the in-store and online shopping experience.

The retailer’s merchandise portfolio spans apparel, footwear, accessories, and beauty products for women, men and children, as well as home goods, kitchenware and seasonal décor.