Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations Takes $1.18 Million Position in Kraft Heinz Company $KHC

Key Points

• Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations acquired a new Q4 stake in Kraft Heinz of 48,680 shares, valued at about $1.18 million.
• Kraft Heinz pays a quarterly dividend of $0.40 (annualized $1.60), representing a 7.1% yield despite a negative payout ratio.
• Analysts carry a consensus rating of "Reduce" with a $23.47 target; the company beat Q4 EPS estimates ($0.67 vs. $0.61) but saw revenue decline and set FY2026 guidance of 1.98–2.10 EPS.

Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations acquired a new stake in Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 48,680 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,180,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in KHC. Horizon Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Kraft Heinz by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 18,491 shares of the company's stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 835 shares in the last quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Kraft Heinz by 70.2% in the fourth quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,239 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Kraft Heinz by 25.2% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 27,119 shares of the company's stock worth $658,000 after buying an additional 5,453 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S lifted its position in shares of Kraft Heinz by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 678,070 shares of the company's stock worth $16,443,000 after buying an additional 39,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Kraft Heinz by 34.0% in the fourth quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 13,128 shares of the company's stock worth $318,000 after buying an additional 3,329 shares in the last quarter. 78.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on KHC shares. Barclays boosted their target price on Kraft Heinz from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Kraft Heinz from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $23.00 target price on Kraft Heinz in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $23.47.

Insider Activity at Kraft Heinz

In other news, insider Cory Onell sold 9,045 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total transaction of $222,597.45. Following the transaction, the insider owned 202,454 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,982,392.94. This represents a 4.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.24% of the company's stock.

Kraft Heinz Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of KHC stock opened at $22.49 on Friday. Kraft Heinz Company has a 1 year low of $21.03 and a 1 year high of $29.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $22.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.89. The company has a market cap of $26.67 billion, a PE ratio of -4.55 and a beta of 0.06.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.38 billion. Kraft Heinz had a positive return on equity of 7.07% and a negative net margin of 23.44%.The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. Kraft Heinz has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.100 EPS. Research analysts predict that Kraft Heinz Company will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Kraft Heinz Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.1%. Kraft Heinz's dividend payout ratio is currently -32.39%.

Kraft Heinz Profile

The Kraft Heinz Company NASDAQ: KHC is a global food and beverage company formed in 2015 through the merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company. The combination created one of the largest packaged-food companies in the world, built around well-known consumer brands. The merger was supported by major investors and established a multi-national platform for branded food products.

Kraft Heinz develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of branded packaged foods and condiments.

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