Target Corp. Stock Advances 4.5%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/21 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Target Corp. rallied 4.5% to $165.44 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.4% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 53,277.01.
Target Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $161.98, which the company achieved on August 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Amazon.com Inc. fell 0.6% to $258.63, Walmart Inc. rose 0.1% to $103.70, and Costco Wholesale Corp. rose 1.52% to $947.74.
Trading volume totaled 6.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 21, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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