Just days before Thanksgiving marking the unofficial start to the holiday buying season, multiple retailers reported Tuesday their third-quarter results. Here is a summary of how the group performed.

Target

• Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) earned $1.09 per share in the third quarter on revenue of $17.82 billion; Analysts expected the company to earn $1.12 per share on revenue of $17.81 billion.
• Comparable sales rose 5.1 percent and comparable traffic grew 5.3 percent; Analysts expected comparable sales to rise 5.21 percent.

Shares of Target were lower by more than 12 percent to $68.42 in pre-market trading.

Kohl's

Shares of Kohl's were trading lower by more than 11 percent to $62.50.

Best Buy

• Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) earned 93 cents per share in the third quarter on revenue of $9.59 billion; Analysts expected 85 cents per share on revenue of $9.56 billion.
• Same-store sales rose 4.3 percent versus expectations 3.5 percent.
• Management guided its fourth quarter EPS to be in a range of $2.48 to $2.58 versus expectations of $2.58 per share.

Shares of Best Buy were trading lower by nearly 3 percent to $60.77.

Lowe's Companies

Shares of Lowe's were trading lower by 7.5 percent to $84.10.

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