Target (TGT -0.52%) is a passive income powerhouse with more than five decades of annual dividend raises and an enticing 4.8% yield. But even with the high payout, Target has lost investors money over the last five years while the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.53%) has more than doubled with dividends included.Here's why Target is under pressure, and whether the dividend stock is a buy right now. Retail winners and losersRetailers like Target have been under pressure as consumers tighten spending amid inflation and eco ...

But value investors looking at Target's 53 consecutive years of dividend raises and 4.7% yield may be wondering if the Dividend King stock is worth buying on the dip. Target (TGT 2.69%) is down 30.2% year-to-date at the time of this writing. The sell-off is brutal, considering shares of the retail giant fell 9.3% between the start of 2023 and the end of 2024 -- a two-year period in which the S&P 500 (^GSPC 2.05%) gained 53.2%. On its first-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings call. Target shared strategies for turn ...