Target (TGT) shares tumbled in premarket trading Wednesday despite the retailer reporting a small earnings beat for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, as inflation and lower discretionary spending continue to weigh on sales.
U.S. online spending is experiencing a rebound, spurred by high gas prices, convenient delivery options and a surge in deals following a brief post-pandemic slump, U.S. retailers say.
Target posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings and a sales drop Wednesday, following a slowdown in spending as inflation-weary shoppers continued to keep their budgets in check, causing shares of the discount chain to fall in pre-market trading.
Target's NYSE: TGT Q1 results highlight the growing bifurcation in retail. Its results include contracting revenue driven by weakened discretionary spending and loss of market share.
Target's NYSE: TGT Q1 results highlight the growing bifurcation in retail. Its results include contracting revenue driven by weakened discretionary spending and loss of market share.
Target (TGT) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.03 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.05 per share a year ago.
It's Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings day, with the world's hottest AI tech firm expected to report surging sales after the bell, although overly bullish investors could mean volatile stock trading after the chipmaker's results come out; Target (TGT) shares are tanking in premarket trading following first-quarter results; minutes from the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting are due today, offering clues on the Fed's rate-cut path; TJX shares are rising on a profit beat; Urban Outfitters (URBN) shares are gaining after the apparel retailer's quarterly results beat analysts' estimates. U.S. stock futures are little changed after hitting fresh records yesterday.
US stocks are heading mostly lower at the open, according to futures markets. Dow Jones futures are down 0.17% and those for the S&P 500 are 0.13% lower.
Target Corp (NYSE:TGT)'s first-quarter results were “consistent with our guidance range”, according to the US department store corporation, but the market had a less-than-rosy interpretation. Shares in the retail giant flopped 7% in Wednesday's pre-market trading session as investors digested the results.
Target Corp (NYSE:TGT)'s first-quarter results were “consistent with our guidance range”, according to the US department store corporation, but the market had a less-than-rosy interpretation. Shares in the retail giant flopped 7% in Wednesday's pre-market trading session as investors digested the results.
Shares of Target Corp. TGT, -0.59% dropped 7.7% toward a three-month low in premarket trading Wednesday, after the discount retail giant reported fiscal first-quarter profit that missed expectations, amid weakness in sales of discretionary items. Net income for the quarter to May 4 fell to $942 million, or $2.03 a share, from $950 million, or $2.05 a share, in the same period a year ago.