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 +0.32%) has earned a coveted five-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
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Headquarters (founded) |
Minneapolis, Minn. (1902) |
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Market Cap |
$45.2 billion |
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Industry |
General merchandise stores |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$73.3 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Gregg Steinhafel CFO John Mulligan |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
18.7% |
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Cash/Debt |
$788.0 million / $17.6 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2% |
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Competitors |
Costco Wholesale Kmart Wal-Mart Stores |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 91% of the 2,668 members who have rated Target believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, bobbyabull, succinctly summed up the Target bull case for our community:
Target passes the "eyeball test" -- the place is always busy raking in revenue hand over fist. Will their stock outperform? Hard to say. Cherry picking the individual stocks is difficult and probably not even a good idea. Having said that, here you have a stable company/safe investment with a dividend in a business we all understand. And on occasion we all contribute to that business by shopping there.
