Kraft Heinz (KHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its product assortment includes iconic household names in categories such as condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals and sides, meats, coffee and other shelf-stable and refrigerated items. The company sells products through retail, foodservice and other channels, and operates across North America, Europe, Latin America and parts of the Asia-Pacific region, serving consumers in many international markets.

Kraft Heinz is headquartered in Chicago with historic operational roots in Pittsburgh and maintains global manufacturing, research and development, and sales operations to support its portfolio. The company emphasizes brand management, scale manufacturing and global distribution as core elements of its business model. Miguel Patricio has served as chief executive officer since 2019, leading efforts to refresh the company’s brand portfolio and improve growth execution while leveraging the company’s extensive marketing and supply-chain capabilities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.62 to $26.25
• 50-Day Range: $22.94 to $27.62
• 52-Week Range: $21.03 to $28.09
• Volume: 14.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 15.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $30.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.18%
• Price Target: $23.63
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Kraft Heinz Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kraft Heinz scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 173 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Kraft Heinz has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Kraft Heinz has a consensus price target of $23.63, representing about 8.7% downside from its current price of $25.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kraft Heinz has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kraft Heinz are expected to grow by 3.88% in the coming year, from $2.06 to $2.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kraft Heinz is -9.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kraft Heinz is -9.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kraft Heinz has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.26% of the float of Kraft Heinz has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kraft Heinz has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.46.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kraft Heinz has recently decreased by 0.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Kraft Heinz is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.23%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kraft Heinz does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kraft Heinz will have a dividend payout ratio of 74.77% next year. This indicates that Kraft Heinz will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Kraft Heinz has a news sentiment score of 1.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Kraft Heinz this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

58 people have searched for KHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 16% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

22 people have added Kraft Heinz to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kraft Heinz insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $426,471.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.24% of the stock of Kraft Heinz is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.17% of the stock of Kraft Heinz is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/01/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KHC
• CIK: 1637459
• Web: www.kraftheinzcompany.com
• Phone: (412) 456-5700
• Fax: 847-646-2922
• Employees: 35,000
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kraft Heinz: $23.63
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.86)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$5.85 billion
• Net Margins: -13.64%
• Pretax Margin: -14.71%
• Return on Equity: 7.10%
• Return on Assets: 3.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.23
• Cash Flow: $11.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.28
• Book Value: $30.46 per share
• Price / Book: 0.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,185,824,000
• Free Float: 1,182,978,000
• Market Cap: $30.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.08