NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Target Corp. are up 0.37% to $65.96 in morning trading after the company's price target was raised at Jefferies earlier on Wednesday. The firm set a price target of $59 for the American general merchandise store company, up from its previous mark of $55. Jefferies reiterated its "hold" rating and said it raised the company's price target because of the upcoming holiday season. Must Read: Warren Buffett's 25 Favorite Stocks STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. "Our $59 price target is based on shares selling at about 16 x using FY16 (Jan 16) estimates, which are in part depressed by heavy losses in Canada," said analysts at Jefferies. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates TARGET CORP as a Buy with a ratings score of B. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate TARGET CORP (TGT) a BUY. This is driven by some important positives, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 8.4%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 1.7%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share. The debt-to-equity ratio is somewhat low, currently at 0.86, and is less than that of the industry average, implying that there has been a relatively successful effort in the management of debt levels. Net operating cash flow has increased to $994.00 million or 13.08% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of -2.66%. TARGET CORP has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has suffered a declining pattern of earnings per share over the past two years. However, we anticipate this trend to reverse over the coming year. During the past fiscal year, TARGET CORP reported lower earnings of $3.07 versus $4.53 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($3.18 versus $3.07). The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed against the S&P 500 and did not exceed that of the Multiline Retail industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 61.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $612.00 million to $235.00 million. You can view the full analysis from the report here: TGT Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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