Is Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) A Good Pick For New Investors Now?

Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE:KSS) shares, rose in value on Thursday, April 25, with the stock price down by -3.58% to the previous day’s close as strong demand from buyers drove the stock to $24.00.

Actively observing the price movement in the recent trading, the stock is buoying the session at $24.89. The PE ratio was 8.40 over 12-month period. Referring to stock’s 52-week performance, its high was $29.65, and the low was $17.68. On the whole, KSS has fluctuated by -8.75% over the past month.

The company’s Forward Dividend Ratio is 2.00, with its dividend yield at 8.33%.

Projections by analysts suggest varying estimates for the company’s quarterly revenue. Analysts have estimated the company’s revenue for the quarter at 16.55B, with a low estimate of 3.29B and a high estimate of 3.36B. Wall Street analysts also predicted that the company’s y-o-y revenues would reach 3.35B.

Technical indicators serve as essential tools for traders, offering insights into market sentiment and potential price movements. We see that KSS’s technical picture suggests that short-term indicators denote the stock is a 100% Sell on average. However, medium-term indicators have put the stock in the category of Hold while long-term indicators on average have been pointing out that it is a 50% Sell.

The stock’s technical analysis shows that the PEG ratio is about 0, with the price of KSS currently trading nearly -3.81% and -8.17% away from the simple moving averages for 20 and 50 days respectively. The Relative Strength Index (RSI, 14) currently indicates a reading of 45.53, while the 7-day volatility ratio is showing 5.14% which for the 30-day chart, stands at 4.42%. Furthermore, Kohl’s Corp. (KSS)’s beta value is 2.02, and its average true range (ATR) is 1.18.

A comparison of Kohl’s Corp. (KSS) with its peers suggests the former has fared considerably weaker in the market. KSS showed an intraday change of -3.58% in today’s session so far, and over the past year, it grew by 11.94%%.

Data on historical trading for Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE:KSS) indicates that the trading volumes over the past 3 months, they’ve averaged 5.52 million. According to company’s latest data on outstanding shares, there are 111.00 million shares outstanding.

Nearly 2.24% of Kohl’s Corp.’s shares belong to company insiders and institutional investors own 124.61% of the company’s shares. The stock has fallen by -16.32% since the beginning of the year, thereby showing the potential of a further growth. This could raise investors’ confidence to be optimistic about the KSS stock heading into the next quarter.

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