Zacks Research Comments on Kohl’s’ Q2 Earnings (NYSE:KSS)

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kohl’s in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.08). Kohl’s had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The company had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 8.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on KSS. TD Cowen reduced their target price on Kohl’s from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Baird R W lowered Kohl’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Robert W. Baird cut Kohl’s from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $25.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group dropped their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $23.00 to $17.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.22.

Kohl’s Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of Kohl’s stock traded up $0.35 during trading on Thursday, reaching $14.22. The company had a trading volume of 1,461,211 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,612,271. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 1.05. Kohl’s has a fifty-two week low of $13.81 and a fifty-two week high of $29.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.34 and its 200-day moving average is $19.60. The company has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 183.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 917 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Kohl’s by 117.5% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 97.1% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 948 shares during the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Kohl’s in the second quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC grew its position in shares of Kohl’s by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 2,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 16,367 shares of Kohl’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.27, for a total value of $315,392.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 136,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,636,116.73. This trade represents a 10.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 11th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 14.06%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.09%.

Kohl’s Company Profile

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.