why Nordstrom, Inc. [JWN] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $17.43

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Nordstrom, Inc. [NYSE: JWN] gained 9.38% or 1.6 points to close at $18.66 with a heavy trading volume of 15057653 shares. The company report on March 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM that NORDSTROM REIMAGINES ITS NAMESAKE BRAND, INTRODUCING HIGH QUALITY, STYLE DRIVEN ESSENTIALS.

The new Nordstrom brand reflects timeless pieces with an emphasis on versatile styling, offering approachable silhouettes across Women’s and Men’s.

Nordstrom is redefining its namesake brand with a new assortment of high quality, style-driven essentials. The Nordstrom team of designers created styles that reinvent traditional silhouettes to be versatile across occasion, season and individual. Each piece has been designed with an emphasis on premium fabrics and details, ensuring comfort while being crafted to last.

The daily chart for JWN points out that the company has recorded 28.42% gains over the past six months.

If we look at the average trading volume of 4.49M shares, JWN reached to a volume of 15057653 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Nordstrom, Inc. [JWN]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for JWN shares is $17.43 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on JWN stock is a recommendation set at 3.16. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Jefferies have made an estimate for Nordstrom, Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on March 07, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price from $17 to $19. The new note on the price target was released on March 06, 2024, representing the official price target for Nordstrom, Inc. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $19 to $17, while Telsey Advisory Group kept a Market Perform rating on JWN stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Nordstrom, Inc. is set at 0.93, with the Price to Sales ratio for JWN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.21. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.57, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.87. Price to Free Cash Flow for JWN in the course of the last twelve months was 9.35 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.41.

Trading performance analysis for JWN stock

Nordstrom, Inc. [JWN] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 4.83. With this latest performance, JWN shares dropped by -7.16% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 28.42% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 12.68% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for JWN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 49.77, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 52.20, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 49.79 for Nordstrom, Inc. [JWN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 18.96, while it was recorded at 17.72 for the last single week of trading, and 17.61 for the last 200 days.

Nordstrom, Inc. [JWN]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Nordstrom, Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.41 and a Current Ratio set at 1.02.

Nordstrom, Inc. [JWN]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Nordstrom, Inc. posted 0.07/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.13/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 153.80%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for JWN. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Nordstrom, Inc. go to 6.80%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Nordstrom, Inc. [JWN]

The top three institutional holders of JWN stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in JWN stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in JWN stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.