Entropy Technologies LP Purchases Shares of 62,660 Kohl’s Corporation $KSS

Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 62,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $808,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,181,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,630,000 after buying an additional 273,500 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Kohl’s by 13.3% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,342,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,811,000 after acquiring an additional 744,539 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Kohl’s by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,703,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,177,000 after acquiring an additional 47,037 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in Kohl’s by 107.9% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,479,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,980,000 after acquiring an additional 1,286,710 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Kohl’s in the fourth quarter valued at $49,796,000. Institutional investors own 98.04% of the company’s stock.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

NYSE:KSS opened at $19.09 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.97. The stock has a market cap of $2.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.09 and a beta of 1.40. Kohl’s Corporation has a 1-year low of $10.33 and a 1-year high of $25.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Kohl’s had a return on equity of 4.67% and a net margin of 1.76%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.13) EPS. Kohl’s has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.600 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Kohl’s Corporation will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Kohl’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 10th were paid a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Kohl’s’s dividend payout ratio is 21.19%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KSS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $13.50 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Kohl’s from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Kohl’s from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 7th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Kohl’s from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $14.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kohl’s has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $15.31.

Kohl’s Profile

Kohl’s Corporation, founded in 1962 by Maxwell Kohl and headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a leading American department store retailer. The company operates approximately 1,100 stores across 49 states, offering a combination of value-oriented pricing, private-label brands and national labels. Since its initial public offering in 1992, Kohl’s has focused on broadening its product assortment and enhancing the in-store and online shopping experience.

The retailer’s merchandise portfolio spans apparel, footwear, accessories, and beauty products for women, men and children, as well as home goods, kitchenware and seasonal décor.