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Target Corp.

(TGT) is in the Retail Industry

Market Cap:$37.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$63.3B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at 1,613 stores in 47 states nationwide by delivering today's best retail trends at affordable prices. Target is committed to providing guests with great design through innovative products, in-store experiences and community partnerships. Whether visiting a Target store or shopping online at Target.com, guests enjoy a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to thousands of unique and highly differentiated items. Since 1946, the corporation has invested five percent of its income in the communities it serves. Target gives more than $3 million a week to its local communities through grants and special programs. Target partners with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help meet community needs.

Number of Employees 351,000
Contact Information

1000 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403-2467

www.target.com

(612) 304-6073

NAICS Code All Other General Merchandise Stores: 452990

Recent Events

  • Target, Kmart and Toys R Us agree to settle lead claims

    11/06/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Target sales slightly better-than-expected

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Recalls This Week: Flashlights, Syringes, Adaptors

    10/30/09 - Product Recall - View Story

  • Target Upgraded To Buy, Well Prepared For Holiday Season TGT

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Citi analyst: Target gets ‘ducks in a row’

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Verizon, Motorola up after unveiling phone

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Citigroup Upgraded Target TGT Two-Notches to Buy

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Target in talks to open San Francisco store: report

    10/23/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • Target Announces Designer Collaborations Partnership with Jean Paul Gaultier

    10/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • ECA Membership Now Available at Target.com Online Retail Stores

    10/21/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Sears offers shoppers credit for book purchases

    10/20/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Barnes & Noble e-reader has color, $259 price -WSJ

    10/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Target Launches Digital Newsstand

    10/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Meg Hemphill: Drawing a Moral Line with Faux Fashion

    10/14/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Target, Zinio Create Co-branded Digital Magazine Storefront

    10/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Sees Accelerating Retail Sales; Raises Estimates on KSS, JCP, TGT, JWN

    10/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Wal-Mart Beer, Wine Permit Request

    10/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Target Aiming for Better Third Quarter

    10/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Target settles with Chicago woman for $7M

    10/07/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Coach, Inc.

    10/08/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

News & Analysis

target corp. - All News and Analysis

  • Mattel Sales Fall Less Than Expected

    Reuters - 2009-10-16

    By Martinne GellerNEW YORK (Reuters) - Toymaker Mattel Inc MAT reported a smaller-than-expected decline in quarterly revenue, helped by gains in its Hot Wheels and American Girl brands as it heads into the crucial holiday shopping season.Mattel, maker of Barbie and Elmo, and rival Hasbro Inc HAS face another tough...

    Tags: Mattel Inc., Retail, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales, Hasbro Inc., Target Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

  • Target Aiming for Better Third Quarter

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-12

    Zacks.com submits: Target Corp. TGT, the operator of general merchandise and food discount stores, expects its third-quarter earnings to surpass analysts’ expectations of 43 cents a share on the back of better-than-expected results for the month of September. However, Target holds a cautious outlook about its fourth-quarter results....

    Tags: Retail, Zacks.com, Target Corp.

  • Holiday Spirit: Target to Slash Toy Prices, Open 26 New Stores

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-08

    Zacks.com submits: In order to woo customers this holiday season, major discount retailer Target Corporation TGT recently announced an aggressive price cut on toys. The announcement came on the back of the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT news on offering 100 toys for $10 each through the Christmas...

    Tags: Retail, Zacks.com, Target Corp.

  • Target Opening Stores in Time for Christmas

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-07

    Ockham Research submits: Despite a very challenging retail environment, Target TGT is moving full steam ahead with its store expansion plans. They are scheduled to open 26 new stores on October 11th, a move that will reportedly create some 5,000 jobs. Five of the stores will be...

    Tags: Retail, Ockham Research, Target Corp.

  • Target to Offer Flu Vaccine

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-22

    Zacks.com submits: Target Corporation TGT recently announced that in effect from October 2009, flu vaccinations would be readily available at over 1,500 Target Pharmacy locations nationwide. The vaccination program will begin on Oct 3, 2009, and run through Nov 7, 2009. The cost of flu vaccines starts at...

    Tags: Healthcare, Zacks.com, Target Corp.

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     TGT $49.70 0.00 (0.00% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 7,942,830
Shares Outstanding 751.86M
Market Cap 37.4B
Year High 51.77
Year Low 25
Earnings Per Share 2.77
P/E Ratio 17.94
Dividend 0.68
Yield 1.37
IndustryTop Rated
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