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Should Investors Buy Target (TGT) Stock After Favorable Q4 Results?
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Target (TGT - Free Report) reported favorable Q4 results yesterday but has seen its stock dip 3% after the omnichannel retail giant issued cautious guidance.
However, Target shares continue to trade at a significant discount to competitors such as Walmart (WMT - Free Report) in terms of P/E valuation and investors may be wondering if now is a good time to buy TGT.
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Target’s Q4 Results
Target’s Q4 sales of $30.91 billion edged estimates of $30.76 billion despite declining from $31.91 billion in the comparative quarter. Comparable sales for pre-existing stores grew 1.5%, driven by strong traffic and digital performance. Highlighting its e-commerce endeavors, Target stated its digital comparable sales grew 8.7% during Q4 with same day deliveries spiking 25%. ‘
On the bottom line, Q4 EPS came in at $2.41, beating expectations of $2.25 by 7%. This compared to earnings of $2.94 per share in a tougher to compete against period. Target has exceeded the Zacks EPS Consensus in two of its last four quarterly reports with an average EPS surprise of 1.48%.
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Target's Full Year Results
Rounding out its fiscal 2025, Target’s total sales dipped roughly 1% to $106.57 billion. Annual earnings also decreased 1% to $8.86 per share versus EPS of $8.94 in FY24.
Target’s Guidance & Outlook
Attributed to ongoing consumer uncertainty and tariff concerns, Target anticipates meaningful year-over-year profit pressure in Q1. Target expects full-year EPS for its current FY26 at $8.80-$9.80, which did fall in range of the current Zacks Consensus of $9.34 per share or 5% growth. Based on Zacks estimates, Target’s EPS is projected to increase another 9% in FY27.
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Target forecasts net sales growth of 1% in FY26, which was beneath current projections of $108.64 billion or nearly 2% growth. Zacks projections call for Target’s sales to rise over 3% in FY27 to $112.66 billion.
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Conclusion & Final Thoughts
Landing a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), Target stock may certainly be enticing to long-term investors at around $116 a share and 12.5X forward earnings compared to Walmart’s 36X. Furthermore, Target’s online sales growth is promising and should start to level the playing field with Walmart while taking a piece of the market share from e-commerce behemoth Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) .
That said, more upside for TGT will likely depend on the trend of earnings estimate revisions in the coming weeks. For now, better buying opportunities could still be ahead given Target’s subtle warning of consumer shopping pressures amid tariff concerns.
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Should Investors Buy Target (TGT) Stock After Favorable Q4 Results?
Target (TGT - Free Report) reported favorable Q4 results yesterday but has seen its stock dip 3% after the omnichannel retail giant issued cautious guidance.
However, Target shares continue to trade at a significant discount to competitors such as Walmart (WMT - Free Report) in terms of P/E valuation and investors may be wondering if now is a good time to buy TGT.
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Target’s Q4 Results
Target’s Q4 sales of $30.91 billion edged estimates of $30.76 billion despite declining from $31.91 billion in the comparative quarter. Comparable sales for pre-existing stores grew 1.5%, driven by strong traffic and digital performance. Highlighting its e-commerce endeavors, Target stated its digital comparable sales grew 8.7% during Q4 with same day deliveries spiking 25%. ‘
On the bottom line, Q4 EPS came in at $2.41, beating expectations of $2.25 by 7%. This compared to earnings of $2.94 per share in a tougher to compete against period. Target has exceeded the Zacks EPS Consensus in two of its last four quarterly reports with an average EPS surprise of 1.48%.
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Target's Full Year Results
Rounding out its fiscal 2025, Target’s total sales dipped roughly 1% to $106.57 billion. Annual earnings also decreased 1% to $8.86 per share versus EPS of $8.94 in FY24.
Target’s Guidance & Outlook
Attributed to ongoing consumer uncertainty and tariff concerns, Target anticipates meaningful year-over-year profit pressure in Q1. Target expects full-year EPS for its current FY26 at $8.80-$9.80, which did fall in range of the current Zacks Consensus of $9.34 per share or 5% growth. Based on Zacks estimates, Target’s EPS is projected to increase another 9% in FY27.
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Target forecasts net sales growth of 1% in FY26, which was beneath current projections of $108.64 billion or nearly 2% growth. Zacks projections call for Target’s sales to rise over 3% in FY27 to $112.66 billion.
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Conclusion & Final Thoughts
Landing a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), Target stock may certainly be enticing to long-term investors at around $116 a share and 12.5X forward earnings compared to Walmart’s 36X. Furthermore, Target’s online sales growth is promising and should start to level the playing field with Walmart while taking a piece of the market share from e-commerce behemoth Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) .
That said, more upside for TGT will likely depend on the trend of earnings estimate revisions in the coming weeks. For now, better buying opportunities could still be ahead given Target’s subtle warning of consumer shopping pressures amid tariff concerns.