Kohls Corporation short interest was 40.56% of the float on October 15th, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 32,691,760 shares, which was an increase of 5.17% from September 30th.
It is estimated that it would take 7.41 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.
Kohls Corporation Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 166 institutional investors add shares of Kohls Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 180 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 2,441,317 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $43,260,137
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD removed 1,858,981 shares (-89.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $32,941,143
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 1,826,352 shares (-73.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $32,362,957
- POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. removed 1,765,243 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $31,280,105
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,711,778 shares (+8.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $30,332,706
- SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 1,683,348 shares (+1280.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $29,828,926
- WOODLINE PARTNERS LP removed 1,440,755 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $25,530,178
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Kohls Corporation Insider Trading Activity
Kohls Corporation insiders have traded $KSS stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KSS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JENNIFER J. KENT (Chief Legal & Corp Affairs Off) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 68,822 shares for an estimated $1,514,080.
- CHRISTIE RAYMOND (Sr. EVP, Chief Marketing Off.) sold 15,000 shares for an estimated $300,000
- MARI STEINMETZ (Sr. EVP, Chief People Officer) sold 53 shares for an estimated $910
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Kohls Corporation Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $KSS recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $KSS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $15.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Alex Straton from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $15.0 on 07/06/2026
- Oliver Chen from TD Cowen set a target price of $16.0 on 06/08/2026
- Paul Lejuez from Citigroup set a target price of $22.0 on 06/01/2026
- Lorraine Hutchinson from B of A Securities set a target price of $14.0 on 05/29/2026
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
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