Kohls Corporation short interest was 37.88% of the float on March 31st, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 30,528,505 shares, which was an increase of 8.0% from March 13th.
It is estimated that it would take 5.53 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.
Kohls Corporation Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 184 institutional investors add shares of Kohls Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 146 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. added 2,439,777 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $49,795,848
- WOODLINE PARTNERS LP added 2,097,101 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $42,801,831
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 1,720,384 shares (-31.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $35,113,037
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 1,504,086 shares (-77.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $30,698,395
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 1,461,265 shares (-72.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $29,824,418
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added 1,290,700 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $26,343,187
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,234,311 shares (+6.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $25,192,287
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Kohls Corporation Insider Trading Activity
Kohls Corporation insiders have traded $KSS stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KSS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JILL TIMM (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 35,000 shares for an estimated $808,750.
- MARI STEINMETZ (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 4,712 shares for an estimated $60,299.
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Kohls Corporation Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $KSS in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Sell" rating on 11/26/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Kohls Corporation, check out Quiver Quantitative's $KSS forecast page.
Kohls Corporation Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $KSS recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $KSS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $17.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Dana Telsey from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $17.0 on 03/17/2026
- Lorraine Hutchinson from B of A Securities set a target price of $15.0 on 03/12/2026
- Mark Altschwager from Baird set a target price of $20.0 on 03/11/2026
- Michael Binetti from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $18.0 on 03/11/2026
- Oliver Chen from TD Cowen set a target price of $17.0 on 03/11/2026
- Brooke Roach from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $13.0 on 03/11/2026
- Jay Sole from UBS set a target price of $8.0 on 03/11/2026
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