Target Corp. Stock Slides 3.8%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/25 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Target Corp. shed 3.8% to $163.47 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,677.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 53,577.40.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Target Corp. closed 4.3% short of its 52-week high of $170.75, which the company reached on August 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Amazon.com Inc. fell 0.4% to $261.06, Walmart Inc. fell 1.0% to $105.38, and Costco Wholesale Corp. fell 1.17% to $960.01.
Trading volume totaled 6.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 25, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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