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Target TGT

US equityMarket cap rank #313Top RetailersDividend Aristocrats
$158.41 +$0.46 (+0.29%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $158.49 +0.05%
Open$155.52
Prev close$157.95
Day range$154.79 – $159.73
Volume2.99M
Market cap$71.97B
P/E (TTM)16.4
Dividend yield2.88%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership88.3%+0.19 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,216+32 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)28 buys / 22 sellsNet buying
Short interest3.73% of floatDays to cover 4.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share24.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

14%21%28%35%Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$13.42M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

−$15.6MSuper+$2.1MBig−$30.9MMid−$20.0MSmall

Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.

The five largest holders on file together own 32.6% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock8.52%
  • State Street Global Advisors7.94%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC7.09%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.86%
  • FMR4.19%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management3.40%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.39%
  • UBS Asset Management1.69%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund72.31%
  • Public Company5.27%
  • Hedge Fund3.91%
  • Government Pension Fund2.24%
  • Private Company1.95%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.47%
  • Insurance Company0.44%
  • Family Office/Trust0.40%

Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 3.73% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +1,085,153 0.4%
KBC Asset Management NV Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +450,370 0.1%
FMR Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +4,531,585 4.2%
BNY Mellon Asset Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +3,212,449 1.4%
Janus Henderson Group plc Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +2,388,676 0.5%
Holocene Advisors, LP Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +2,114,801 0.5%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +1,440,136 3.4%
BMO Asset Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +1,227,401 0.4%
Allianz Asset Management AG Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +1,198,005 0.6%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Public Company 2026/Q3 +996,550 0.7%
LSV Asset Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +996,476 0.4%
Eurizon Capital SGR SpA Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +863,323 0.2%
Acadian Asset Management LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +821,558 0.2%
BlackRock Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +787,836 8.5%
American Century Investment Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +734,087 0.7%

Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
29 Sep 2026 Mark Weinstein Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Guest Experience Officer Other Acquisition +2,142 – 2,142
29 Sep 2026 Mark Weinstein Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Guest Experience Officer Other Acquisition +23,787 – 25,929
24 Aug 2026 Brian Cornell Executive Chair of the Board Open Market Disposition -50,000 $163.56 278,503
23 Aug 2026 Melissa Kremer Chief Human Resources Officer Open Market Disposition -15,500 $169.96 56,981
20 Aug 2026 Matthew Liegel Chief Accounting Officer Open Market Disposition -926 $163.51 12,266
2 Aug 2026 Joseph Michael DePinto Director Other Acquisition +1,007 – 1,007
29 Jun 2026 Grant McGee Executive VP and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer Other Acquisition +19,409 – 19,409
28 Jun 2026 Lisa Roath Chief Operating Officer Open Market Disposition -7,000 $138.07 35,465
15 Jun 2026 Donald Knauss Former Independent Director Intent to Sell (Form 144) -25,267 $132.32 –
28 May 2026 Cara Sylvester Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer Open Market Disposition -10,000 $125.89 45,930
26 May 2026 Brian Cornell Executive Chair of the Board Open Market Disposition -50,000 $130.55 327,272
6 Apr 2026 Brian Cornell Executive Chair of the Board Sale to Issuer -21,697 $120.76 377,272
6 Apr 2026 Brian Cornell Executive Chair of the Board Other Acquisition +50,777 – 377,272
6 Apr 2026 Michael Fiddelke Chief Executive Officer Sale to Issuer -5,131 $120.76 124,790
6 Apr 2026 Michael Fiddelke Chief Executive Officer Other Acquisition +11,250 – 124,790
6 Apr 2026 Cara Sylvester Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer Sale to Issuer -1,983 $120.76 55,930
6 Apr 2026 Cara Sylvester Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer Other Acquisition +5,809 – 55,930
6 Apr 2026 Melissa Kremer Chief Human Resources Officer Sale to Issuer -3,088 $120.76 72,145
6 Apr 2026 Melissa Kremer Chief Human Resources Officer Other Acquisition +7,259 – 72,145
6 Apr 2026 Lisa Roath Chief Operating Officer Sale to Issuer -751 $120.76 42,164

From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Oct 2026 16,967,435 3.7% 4.2
30 Sep 2026 17,261,422 3.8% 4.9
15 Sep 2026 16,788,512 3.7% 5.5
31 Aug 2026 15,831,662 3.5% 2.7
14 Aug 2026 13,725,727 3.0% 3.5
31 Jul 2026 16,745,051 3.7% 5.0

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