Target Corporation (TGT) Stock Overview
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Target Corporation
Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. It offers apparel for women, men, young adults, kids, toddlers, and babies, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty products, such as skin and bath care, cosmetics, hair care, oral care, deodorant,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Target Corporation operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Discount Stores industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Target Corporation at a Glance
| Company | Target Corporation |
| Ticker | TGT |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $164.44 |
| Market cap | $74.70B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 17.06 |
| EPS (trailing) | $9.64 |
| 52-week high | $170.75 |
| 52-week low | $83.44 |
| Dividend yield | 2.82% |
| Ex-dividend date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | 0.99 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 26.41% |
| Debt-to-equity | 107.58% |
| Average volume | 4.40M |
| Shares outstanding | 454.30M |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
| Employees | 400,000 |
| Country | United States |
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- Target Corporation's trailing annual dividend yield is 2.82%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
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- Target Corporation is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector. Compare with Consumer Defensive peers →
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