Telsey keeps Hold on Kohl's stock at USD 18.00 target

Published on 10/05/2026 at 04:28 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Telsey maintained Hold at USD 18.00 on September 29, 2026. Kohl's stock was EUR 16.80 on October 2, 2026 versus its EUR 16.81 prior close.

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Kohl's stock (ISIN US5002551043) was last quoted at EUR 16.80 on October 2, 2026, against a EUR 16.81 prior close. As Markets Insider reported on September 29, 2026, Telsey Advisory maintained a Hold rating and set an USD 18.00 price target.

Hold rating stays at USD 18.00

Telsey's target is higher than the USD 16.17 average target cited by MarketBeat on September 26, 2026. The same overview assigns Kohl's a Reduce consensus, based on eight Hold ratings and five Sell ratings, so the USD 18.00 target sits within a cautious analyst backdrop.

MarketBeat also reported that Kohl's stock had traded at USD 17.91 against a 200-day moving average of USD 16.04 on September 26, 2026. That technical gap points to a market price above the long-term average at that snapshot, while the consensus target remained below the quoted USD 17.91 level.

Second-quarter earnings beat estimates

Zacks reported on September 25, 2026, that adjusted earnings reached USD 1.28 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, up 128.57 percent from USD 0.56 a year earlier and above the USD 0.55 consensus estimate. Total revenue fell 0.90 percent year over year to USD 3.515 billion, narrowly below the USD 3.516 billion consensus.

The company also lifted its fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings outlook to USD 1.80-2.40 per share from USD 1.00-1.60, while adjusted operating margin guidance rose to 3.50-4.00 percent from 2.80-3.40 percent. The improvement came with a mixed operating picture because operating income fell to USD 261 million from USD 279 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.

Kohl's stock sits below its prior close

For German-market investors, Kohl's stock was last at EUR 16.80 on October 2, 2026, versus the EUR 16.81 prior close, a calculated decline of 0.06 percent. The quote page also identified Kohl's with ISIN US5002551043 and ticker KSS, while finance data placed market capitalization at USD 2.1 billion and the 52-week range at USD 11.38 to USD 25.22 as of October 2, 2026.