Target Valuation

Is TGT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of TGT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: TGT ($153.47) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($282.46)

Significantly Below Fair Value: TGT is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for TGT?

Key metric: As TGT is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for TGT. This is calculated by dividing TGT's market cap by their current earnings.
What is TGT's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.8x
EarningsUS$4.49b
Market CapUS$71.40b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does TGT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for TGT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.2x
DG Dollar General
12x7.4%US$16.9b
COST Costco Wholesale
55.6x8.2%US$413.7b
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
21.7x6.1%US$11.7b
WMT Walmart
43.7x12.8%US$687.3b
TGT Target
15.8x5.0%US$71.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: TGT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.8x) compared to the peer average (33.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does TGT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Retailing Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
TGT 15.8xIndustry Avg. 21.7xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: TGT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.8x) compared to the US Consumer Retailing industry average (21.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is TGT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

TGT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.8x
Fair PE Ratio25.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: TGT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst TGT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$153.47
US$173.47
+13.0%
10.3%US$200.00US$119.00n/a32
Nov ’25US$150.84
US$173.94
+15.3%
10.2%US$200.00US$119.00n/a32
Oct ’25US$152.20
US$176.04
+15.7%
10.7%US$210.00US$119.00n/a32
Sep ’25US$153.62
US$176.50
+14.9%
10.8%US$210.00US$119.00n/a31
Aug ’25US$147.02
US$173.82
+18.2%
10.9%US$210.00US$116.00n/a31
Jul ’25US$145.74
US$174.49
+19.7%
11.0%US$210.00US$116.00n/a30
Jun ’25US$156.16
US$176.47
+13.0%
9.1%US$210.00US$136.00n/a29
May ’25US$156.43
US$184.85
+18.2%
9.6%US$220.00US$136.00n/a30
Apr ’25US$177.82
US$184.35
+3.7%
9.1%US$210.00US$136.00n/a30
Mar ’25US$155.29
US$157.69
+1.5%
8.9%US$180.00US$132.00n/a30
Feb ’25US$144.42
US$152.82
+5.8%
10.2%US$180.00US$125.00n/a30
Jan ’25US$142.42
US$150.31
+5.5%
11.0%US$180.00US$116.00n/a31
Dec ’24US$134.78
US$148.99
+10.5%
10.6%US$180.00US$116.00n/a31
Nov ’24US$109.54
US$147.95
+35.1%
12.8%US$184.00US$116.00US$150.8431
Oct ’24US$110.57
US$148.22
+34.1%
11.3%US$184.00US$120.00US$152.2030
Sep ’24US$125.52
US$149.29
+18.9%
11.3%US$184.00US$120.00US$153.6230
Aug ’24US$132.99
US$168.66
+26.8%
12.1%US$220.00US$130.00US$147.0230
Jul ’24US$131.90
US$172.70
+30.9%
11.7%US$220.00US$130.00US$145.7431
Jun ’24US$131.16
US$178.03
+35.7%
9.6%US$220.00US$144.00US$156.1632
May ’24US$157.12
US$182.53
+16.2%
9.3%US$220.00US$155.00US$156.4332
Apr ’24US$165.63
US$183.22
+10.6%
9.2%US$220.00US$155.00US$177.8232
Mar ’24US$162.40
US$182.72
+12.5%
9.5%US$220.00US$155.00US$155.2932
Feb ’24US$177.08
US$178.43
+0.8%
10.6%US$215.00US$142.00US$144.4231
Jan ’24US$149.04
US$177.93
+19.4%
10.2%US$215.00US$144.00US$142.4230
Dec ’23US$165.03
US$178.55
+8.2%
10.2%US$215.00US$144.00US$134.7829
Nov ’23US$164.59
US$190.55
+15.8%
8.1%US$223.00US$161.00US$109.5429

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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