Target Corporation ( TGT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 15, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.6 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 10, 2017. Shareholders who purchased TGT prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that TGT has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $56.06, the dividend yield is 4.28%.
The previous trading day's last sale of TGT was $56.06, representing a -29.33% decrease from the 52 week high of $79.33 and a 6.34% increase over the 52 week low of $52.72.
TGT is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ( WMT ) and Costco Wholesale Corporation ( COST ). TGT's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.72. Zacks Investment Research reports TGT's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as -20.5%, compared to an industry average of 7.8%.
