Sometimes good stocks fall for the wrong reasons. Wall Street has a famously short attention span, and investors often shift their attention away from solid businesses just to chase the flavor of the month. These situations can set up excellent long-term returns for patient inventors who buy into a declining stock during a temporary period of low enthusiasm for its business.

You might be tempted to think that (NYSE: TGT) is in this situation right now. The successful retailer's shares haven't been shunned from the 2023 stock market rally, even as some of its peers have become more expensive. But there are some good reasons to leave Target stock on your watchlist for now. Let's take a look at the biggest.

Target executives in mid-May celebrated the fact that the company achieved modest sales growth in a tough economic environment. Revenue rose by less than 1%, mainly thanks to additional stores added to its base.

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