Target Q1 Adj. EPS $1.71 Beats $1.46 Estimate, Sales $25.443B Beat $24.639B Estimate

Target (NYSE:TGT) reported quarterly earnings of $1.71 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.46 by 17.12 percent. This is a 31.54 percent increase over earnings of $1.30 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $25.443 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $24.639 billion by 3.26 percent. This is a 6.70 percent increase over sales of $23.846 billion the same period last year.