Benzinga | Nov 16, 2021 11:22AM EST

Target's Earnings Outlook

Target (NYSE:TGT) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2021-11-17. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Target will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $2.83

Target bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 4.30%, which was followed by a 0.88% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Target's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate 3.49 2.25 2.54 1.60EPS Actual 3.64 3.69 2.67 2.79Price Change % -0.88% 1.27% 0.07% 2.71%

Stock Performance

Shares of Target were trading at $264.33 as of November 15. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 58.13%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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