What is TGT's House Rating?

TGT scores 53 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #9 of 52 Consumer Staples stocks we cover.

What do analysts say about TGT?

ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for TGT scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.

When does TGT report earnings next?

We do not have a reliable estimate for TGT's next earnings date (irregular SEC filing history); a rough window is 2026-09-01 to 2027-02-04. Check the company's investor-relations page.

ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

TGT Target Corporation

Consumer Staples · Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail · close $154.26 (2026-10-16) · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-08-01

#9/52 in sector · #146/964 overall

Target Corporation (TGT) has a ThetaGrade House Rating of 53/100 (grade C), ranking #9 of 52 in Consumer Staples. Its strongest pillars are valuation (78) and profitability (64); its weakest is cash flow (23). TTM revenue growth is 2.0% and operating margin 5.6%.

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Analyst sentiment

weight 7.5% · 50

Consensus score (1–5) (3.8%)	derived	24
90-day net rating shift (3.8%)	derived	56

Growth

weight 30.83% · 47

Revenue growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	2.0%	32
EPS growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	12.2%	67
Revenue acceleration (6.2%)	-1.4%	38

Profitability

weight 18.5% · 64

Operating margin (9.9%)	5.6%	42
4Q gross-margin change (8.6%)	1.5%	90

Balance sheet

weight 18.5% · 56

Net debt / EBITDA (9.9%)	1.30×	60
Current ratio (4.9%)	0.99	33
Interest coverage (3.7%)	13.53×	76

Cash flow

weight 12.33% · 23

FCF margin (6.2%)	2.7%	20
FCF yield (6.2%)	4.0%	26

Valuation

weight 12.33% · 78

P/E (inverted) (6.2%)	16.02×	80
EV/Sales (inverted) (6.2%)	0.76×	76

Technicals (EOD)

RSI(14)	47.6
EMA 9 / 21	154.59 / 155.33
200-day SMA	131.63
Volume vs 20d avg	1.62×
20-day return	-3.5%

Exit-rule monitor

EXITRating break: House Rating below 60

Data source per metric (SEC XBRL tag or derivation): Revenue: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · Gross profit: Revenue − CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold · Operating income: OperatingIncomeLoss · Interest expense: InterestExpenseNonoperating · D&A: DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization · EPS: EarningsPerShareDiluted · Market cap: SEC shares (dei EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding (cover page)) × EOD close · P/E: EOD close ÷ SEC TTM EPS (EarningsPerShareDiluted).

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FAQ

What is TGT's House Rating?: TGT scores 53 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #9 of 52 Consumer Staples stocks we cover.
What do analysts say about TGT?: ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for TGT scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.
When does TGT report earnings next?: We do not have a reliable estimate for TGT's next earnings date (irregular SEC filing history); a rough window is 2026-09-01 to 2027-02-04. Check the company's investor-relations page.
Is TGT a buy?: ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

Sources: SEC EDGAR filings (fetched 2026-10-18), Finnhub recommendation trends, Massive EOD prices. Scores are sector percentiles; a factor without usable data is a data gap: it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized (nothing is imputed). Educational only. Methodology