The symbol of Kohl’s stock is KSS and it is listed on NYSE. The stock is currently trading at $46.05 (as of 30 March 2016) and the value is down by 1.07% in the intraday trading. The basic stock chart provided in the following depicts the declining trend in the company’s stock value over one year. The figure also reflects that the current price of the company’s stock is below the 20-day moving average. It indicates that there is a possibility of short-term gain from investing in the company’s stocks. However, in the long term the declining trend suggests a strong sell position. It implies that the investment in the company’s stocks is likely to generate a negative return. Furthermore, low trading volume indicated in the figure below suggests poor market sentiments and investors are less active in the company’s stock.
Figure 1: Historical Stock Trend - KSS
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The price of the company’s stock was $76.62 on 30 March 2015. It indicates that there has been 40% decline in the stock price. The company’s Price/Book ratio was 1.6 that indicated that the company’s stock is overvalued and the price can further decline leading to capital loss. The table provides below provides value of the company’s EPS from 2012 to 2016.
Figure 2: Kohl’s EPS
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