LRT Capital: “Shares of Target Corp. (TGT) are a Bargain 23x Trailing and 20x Forward Earnings”

LRT Capital Management, in its Q1 2021 investor letter, mentioned Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), and shared their insights on the company. Target Corporation is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based retail company that currently has a $113 billion market capitalization. Since the beginning of the year, TGT delivered a 28.88% return, extending its 12-month gains to 85.98%. As of May 27, 2021, the stock closed at $227.37 per share.

Here is what LRT Capital Management has to say about Target Corporation in its Q1 2021 investor letter:

“Target, the Minneapolis-based retailer, continues to fire on all cylinders as the company has reported two quarters in a row of +20% revenue growth (5% traffic growth + 15% average basket size6 ), coupled with the strongest EBITDA margins in over four years. The company has successfully navigated the Covid-19 pandemic with online sales growing by 155% and 118% during Q3 2020 and Q4, respectively.

On March 2nd, the company reported another stellar quarter, with same-store sales growing by over 20%, and both earnings (+57% YoY) and revenues (+21% YoY) beating estimates. The shares are up 14.11% year-to-date. We believe the shares are a bargain 23x trailing and 20x forward earnings.”

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