Last checked Jul 15, 2026
Target Corporationcorporate.target.comTarget Corporation is not currently listed as private-equity-owned.
Ownership & Acquisition History
Target Corporation is not controlled by a private equity firm; it is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TGT).
Notes
- Target’s Form 10-K lists its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TGT,” supporting that it is publicly traded rather than controlled by a private equity sponsor.
- Target’s corporate history materials describe George Draper Dayton founding Dayton Dry Goods Company (now Target Corporation) in Minneapolis, supporting the founding details.
Sources
- 2025 Form 10-K (fiscal year ended January 31, 2026) (SEC EDGAR HTML filing)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Ownership conclusion (public company; common stock listed on NYSE under symbol TGT).
- Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity (Target 2025 Annual Report / 10-K content)
Target Corporation (corporate.target.com) - Ownership conclusion (explicit statement that Target common stock is listed on the NYSE under 'TGT').
- 50 Years of Giving: Target's Legacy of Service
Target Corporation (corporate.target.com) - Founding details (George Draper Dayton founded Dayton Dry Goods Company—now Target Corporation—in Minneapolis).
- About Target
Target Corporation (corporate.target.com) - Official company website confirmation.
- File:Target logo.svg
Wikimedia Commons - Current logo source (provides the logo file and links to the upload.wikimedia.org original).
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATarget_logo.svg
Web search - Consulted by the research agent
- https://logotyp.us/get/target/
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- https://www.svgrepo.com/svg/7856319/target-corporation
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- https://corporate.target.com/media/collection/b-roll-and-press-materials/target-logos
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- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATarget_Corporation_logo_%28vector%29.svg
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- https://corporate.target.com/investors
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Target_Corporation
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Ownership FAQ
Is Target Corporation owned by private equity?
No. Target Corporation does not currently appear to be private-equity-owned.
Who owns Target Corporation?
Publicly traded company (Target Corporation common stock listed on the NYSE under ticker “TGT”).
When was Target Corporation last checked?
This page was last checked on Jul 15, 2026.