Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, retail giant Target (TGT -1.13%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Target and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Target facts

 

 

Headquarters (founded)

Minneapolis (1902)

Market Cap

$39.4 billion

Industry

General merchandise stores

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$71.9 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Gregg Steinhafel
CFO John Mulligan

Return on Equity
(average, past 3 years)

19.3%

Cash/Debt

$1.5 billion / $18.6 billion

Competitors

Costco (COST 0.20%)Kmart
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT 0.23%)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 91% of the 2,649 members who have rated Target believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Seattleldg, touched on the Northern tailwinds working in Target's favor:

Great store to shop in and great business to own. Expansion into Canada has increased debt and CapEx in the short term but should be a great long-term move. [Wal-Mart] is really the only similar store concept in Canada but Canadians will find Target to be far superior.

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