DJ Target Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Target Corp. (TGT) rallied 1.78% to $149.70 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Target Corp. closed 0.25% below its 52-week high of $150.07, which the company reached on August 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 0.82% to $274.48, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ fell 0.20% to $111.85, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ fell 0.14% to $947.82.
Trading volume (2.8 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.
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