Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Kohl’s Q1 Earnings

Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Kohl’s in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.69) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.19). Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $13.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kohl’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Kohl’s’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

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

KSS has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Kohl’s from $18.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $10.00 to $5.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Guggenheim downgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.56.

Kohl’s Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of Kohl’s stock opened at $8.02 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $892.33 million, a PE ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.12. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $12.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.79. Kohl’s has a 52-week low of $7.96 and a 52-week high of $29.60.

Kohl’s Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 21st. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.24%. Kohl’s’s payout ratio is presently 90.09%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kohl’s

In other Kohl’s news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 3,827 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.05, for a total transaction of $53,769.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 133,091 shares in the company, 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 is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KSS. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Kohl’s during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake 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 during the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Kohl’s in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Kohl’s by 117.5% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,034 shares during the last quarter. 98.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kohl’s

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.