Target (NYSE:TGT) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.19% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.91%. Currently, Target has a market capitalization of $70.30 billion.

Buying $1000 In TGT: If an investor had bought $1000 of TGT stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,095.36 today based on a price of $152.27 for TGT at the time of writing.

Target's Performance Over Last 5 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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