Kohl’s Corp [KSS] is 36.71% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Brandon Evans

Kohl’s Corp [NYSE: KSS] closed the trading session at $22.42 on 2025-11-25. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $19.4, while the highest price level was $22.455.

The stocks have a year to date performance of 36.71 percent and weekly performance of 42.53 percent. The stock has been moved at 176.79 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 36.96 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 38.65 percent over the most recent 3-months.

If compared to the average trading volume of 5.85M shares, KSS reached to a volume of 35428271 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Kohl’s Corp [KSS]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KSS shares is $15.82 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KSS stock is a recommendation set at 3.47. 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.

Gordon Haskett have made an estimate for Kohl’s Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on November 25, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BTIG Research raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on October 15, 2025, representing the official price target for Kohl’s Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $16 to $19, while Citigroup kept a Neutral rating on KSS stock. On August 28, 2025, analysts increased their price target for KSS shares from 9 to 16.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.64, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.28. Price to Free Cash Flow for KSS in the course of the last twelve months was 2.82 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.12.

KSS stock trade performance evaluation

Kohl’s Corp [KSS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 42.53. With this latest performance, KSS shares gained by 36.96% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 176.79% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 59.69% 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 KSS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 74.83, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 1.55, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 1.20 for Kohl’s Corp [KSS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 16.42, while it was recorded at 16.85 for the last single week of trading, and 11.68 for the last 200 days.

Kohl’s Corp [KSS]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Kohl’s Corp [KSS] shares currently have an operating margin of 3.17% and a Gross Margin at 35.97%. Kohl’s Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.23%.

Kohl’s Corp (KSS) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

According to recent financial data for Kohl’s Corp. ( KSS), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 5.02%, suggesting modest shareholder returns. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 1.33%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Kohl’s Corp’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 1.85%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.

Kohl’s Corp (KSS) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Based on Kohl’s Corp’s (KSS) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 1.73%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.

Kohl’s Corp (KSS) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

From an operational efficiency perspective, Kohl’s Corp. (KSS) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $2229.89 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.30% and a Quick Ratio of 0.12%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Kohl’s Corp [KSS] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Kohl’s Corp posted 0.43/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.77/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.34. 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 KSS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Kohl’s Corp go to -19.38%.

Kohl’s Corp [KSS]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $97.56%, or 100.62%% of KSS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of KSS stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 17.65 million shares, which is approximately 15.9042%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 11.95 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$274.77 million in KSS stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$205.82 million in KSS stock with ownership which is approximately 8.0654%.

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