What If You Invested $1,000 in Target (TGT)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Target
TGT
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+398798.82% (3,989 times)
- Buy
- Dec 19, 1974
- $0.06
- Sell
- Nov 16, 2021
- $235.04
Buying TGT at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $3,988,988.22.
Max drawdown
-67.68% (fell to 32% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 21, 1973
- $0.18
- Trough
- Dec 19, 1974
- $0.06
The worst decline for TGT was -67.68% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+64097.31% (642.0 times)
- IPO
- Feb 21, 1973
- $0.18
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $117.05
A $1,000 investment in TGT at IPO would be worth $641,973.08 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Target (TGT) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Target (TGT) stock's all-time low was $0.06 on Dec 19, 1974. The all-time high was $235.04 on Nov 16, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Target (TGT) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Target (TGT) stock at the all-time low ($0.06 on Dec 19, 1974) and selling at the peak ($235.04 on Nov 16, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $3,988,988.22. Historical return: +398798.82% (3,989 times).
What are Target (TGT)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Target (TGT) stock was Dec 19, 1974 (all-time low at $0.06). The best sell date was Nov 16, 2021 at $235.04. This investment would have returned +398798.82% (3,989 times).
What was Target (TGT) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Target (TGT) stock's worst decline was -67.68% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.18 on Feb 21, 1973. Trough: $0.06 on Dec 19, 1974. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $323.17 at the trough.
What if you bought Target (TGT) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Target (TGT) stock at IPO ($0.18 on Feb 21, 1973) would be worth $641,973.08 today. Historical return: +64097.31% (642.0 times). Current stock price: $117.05 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Target (TGT) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Target (TGT) stock 5 years ago ($157.41 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $743.6 today. Historical return: -25.64% (0.74 times). Current stock price: $117.05 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Target (TGT) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Target (TGT) stock 10 years ago ($61.74 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,895.9 today. Historical return: +89.59% (1.90 times). Current stock price: $117.05 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Target (TGT) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Target (TGT) stock 20 years ago ($33.03 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $3,543.6 today. Historical return: +254.36% (3.54 times). Current stock price: $117.05 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for TGT. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.