Is Target (NYSE: TGT) stock done? One might think so, given the massive sell-off following its third-quarter 2022 earnings report.

Without a doubt, inflation and slowing consumer spending is likely to slow the company's growth in the near term. The question for investors is whether that is a reason to abandon this retail stock?

Admittedly, the Q3 2022 earnings report is one the company and its shareholders will want to forget. During the quarter, sales rose 3% to $26.5 billion. But that modest increase was not enough to offset a surge in the cost of sales and selling, and general and administrative expenses. With those expenses, net earnings dropped 52% during the period to $712 million.

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