AIMZ Investment Advisors LLC Has $226,000 Stock Position in Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS)

AIMZ Investment Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) by 14.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,095 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,738 shares during the quarter. AIMZ Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Kohl’s were worth $226,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in shares of Kohl’s by 183.8% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 917 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kohl’s by 117.5% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,034 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Kohl’s during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Quest Partners LLC purchased a new position in Kohl’s in the third quarter worth $60,000. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale purchased a new stake in shares of Kohl’s during the 3rd quarter valued at $88,000. 98.04% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kohl’s Stock Performance

Shares of KSS opened at $11.38 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $13.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.52. The company has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a PE ratio of 5.12 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. Kohl’s Co. has a 12-month low of $11.30 and a 12-month high of $29.60.

Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.08). Kohl’s had a return on equity of 6.44% and a net margin of 1.47%. The firm had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.53 earnings per share. Kohl’s’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Kohl’s Co. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Kohl’s news, EVP Feeney Siobhan Mc sold 3,827 shares of Kohl’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.05, for a total value of $53,769.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 133,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,869,928.55. The trade was a 2.80 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on KSS. Guggenheim downgraded Kohl’s from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Kohl’s from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Kohl’s from $18.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Kohl’s from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Finally, Gordon Haskett cut Kohl’s from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating and set a $11.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.70.

Kohl’s Profile

Kohl’s Corporation operates as an omnichannel retailer in the United States. It offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products through its stores and website. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Croft & Barrow, Jumping Beans, SO, Sonoma Goods for Life, and Tek Gear, as well as Food Network, LC Lauren Conrad, Nine West, and Simply Vera Vera Wang.