Target
FUN FACT: The first store was opened in Roseville, MN.
Background
- The company was incorporated in 1902
- George Dayton is the founder
- Bill C. Cornell is the current CEO
- The companies subsidaries include: Target Canada, Marshall Fields, and Hudsons
- It is in a discount, variety industry
- Its competitors are: Walmart, Amazon, and Sears
Factors of Production
- The company has groceries, clothing, pet necessities and household items
- The company employs 347,000 worldwide
- The companies market cap is $38.35B
Stock Information
- It is with the NYSE stock exchange
- 4.78M total shares
- The company pays dividends of .36, .43 and .52, last paid on 2/18/15.
Investors do thorough research not only on the company itself but also the CEO's of the company. An investor has to figure out if they are a short investor or a long one because of the difficult time crunches they face will stock. Buying stock helps build a financial portfolio, they try to buy a variety.
New Releases
- Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) will webcast its meeting with the financial community on March 3rd. Target will discuss its strategic and financial plans and provide guidance for the company’s expected fiscal 2015 financial performance.
- The board of directors of Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has declared a quarterly dividend of 52 cents per common share. This dividend will be the company’s 191st consecutive dividend paid since October 1967 when the company became publicly held.
Analysis
From seeing what this company has to offer and the fact that even though things went down from people purchasing products, their profit was still almost the same as the years when products were being purchased more often. I would still purchase it. Currently I'm down .01. and ranked 8th in the class. I've learned that if you do the research and dont just aimlessley trade you can actually get somewhere