Making the P/E Ratio More Meaningful
Four variables go into judging whether a price-earnings ratio is cheap or expensive.
Charles Rotblut
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| Consumer Staples | Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail |
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Four variables go into judging whether a price-earnings ratio is cheap or expensive.
Charles Rotblut
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| Share Statistics | TGT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $70,134.3 | $4,724.2 | 95% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 456.6 | 114.3 | 87% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.8% | 50.0% | 94% |
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| Float (Mil) | 452.8 | 214.8 | 84% |
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| Beta | 0.99 | 0.59 | 59% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 3,657 | 121 | 89% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
64.0% | 78.3% | 89% |
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| Growth | TGT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 2.3% | 6.1% | 25% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (3.2%) | 10.6% | 36% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (1.2%) | 11.5% | 29 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 11.0% | 0.0% | 97% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (33.0%) | (15.8%) | 17% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 31 | 36 | 36 | |
| Current EPS | $2.048 | $10.240 | $9.545 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $2.048 | $10.240 | $9.548 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.908 | $8.386 | $8.945 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (50.2%) | 26.0% | 27.7% | |
| Financials | TGT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $107,705 | $9,153 | 99% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $4,392 | $209 | 96% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $9.679 | $0.800 | 94% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $8,723 | $583 | 97% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,070 | $4 | 95% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $17,659 | $940 | 95% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $88,490 | $5,873 | 95% |
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| Valuation | TGT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 3.93 | 3.15 | 75% |
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| P/E | 16.0 | 22.7 | 42% |
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| Dividend Yield | 3.0% | 0.0% | 84% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.1 | na |
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| Ratios | TGT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 28.4% | 24.1% | 33% |
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| Net Margin | 4.1% | 2.3% | 44% |
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| ROA | 7.4% | 4.5% | 80% |
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| ROE | 26.4% | 13.2% | 85% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 70.9% | 67.5% | 66% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 6 | 93% |
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Target Corporation did not pass any screens on 10/30/2026.
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