Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Kohl’s Earnings

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kohl’s in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.50) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.19). The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.54) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on KSS. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Kohl’s from $15.00 to $8.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Kohl’s from $11.00 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 17th. UBS Group decreased their price target on Kohl’s from $10.00 to $5.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Kohl’s from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $18.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.87.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

Shares of KSS stock opened at $8.60 on Thursday. Kohl’s has a 12 month low of $7.96 and a 12 month high of $28.25. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.77. The firm has a market cap of $957.39 million, a PE ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.23. Kohl’s had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The business had revenue of $5.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.25 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.67 earnings per share. Kohl’s’s quarterly revenue was down 9.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kohl’s

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 73.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 27,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $583,000 after acquiring an additional 11,734 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in Kohl’s by 10.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,576,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,859,000 after acquiring an additional 740,398 shares during the last quarter. Centiva Capital LP acquired a new position in Kohl’s during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,164,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Kohl’s by 687.4% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 4,241 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 151.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 66,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,000 after purchasing an additional 40,238 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 3,827 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.05, for a total transaction of $53,769.35. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 133,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,869,928.55. This represents a 2.80 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Kohl’s Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.02%.

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.