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Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$2.96 -0.18 (-5.73%)
Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$3.06 +0.10 (+3.21%)
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About Krispy Kreme Stock (NASDAQ:DNUT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$2.96
$3.14
50-Day Range
$2.73
$5.72
52-Week Range
$2.58
$12.68
Volume
3.06 million shs
Average Volume
2.62 million shs
Market Capitalization
$505.15 million
P/E Ratio
17.41
Dividend Yield
4.73%
Price Target
$10.58
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Krispy Kreme, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces doughnuts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S., International, and Market Development. The company offers doughnut experiences through hot light theater and fresh shops, delivered fresh daily branded cabinets and merchandising units within grocery and convenience stores, quick service restaurants, club memberships, drug stores, and ecommerce, as well as through its branded sweet treat line comprising Krispy Kreme branded sweet treats. It also provides cookies under the Insomnia Cookies brand, cookie cakes, ice cream, cookie-wiches, and brownies; and operates Krispy Kreme company-owned shops and franchise shops. The company was formerly known as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and changed its name to Krispy Kreme, Inc. in May 2021. Krispy Kreme, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Krispy Kreme Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

DNUT MarketRank™: 

Krispy Kreme scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 147 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Krispy Kreme has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Krispy Kreme has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Krispy Kreme's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Krispy Kreme are expected to grow by 85.71% in the coming year, from $0.07 to $0.13 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Krispy Kreme is 17.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.81.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Krispy Kreme is 17.41, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 16.30.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Krispy Kreme has a PEG Ratio of 3.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Krispy Kreme has a P/B Ratio of 0.39. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    27.21% of the float of Krispy Kreme has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Krispy Kreme has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Krispy Kreme has recently increased by 0.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Krispy Kreme is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Krispy Kreme does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Krispy Kreme will have a dividend payout ratio of 107.69% in the coming year. This indicates that Krispy Kreme may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Krispy Kreme's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    27.21% of the float of Krispy Kreme has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Krispy Kreme has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Krispy Kreme has recently increased by 0.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Krispy Kreme has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for Krispy Kreme this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    15 people have searched for DNUT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added Krispy Kreme to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Krispy Kreme insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,000,002.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.30% of the stock of Krispy Kreme is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.72% of the stock of Krispy Kreme is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Krispy Kreme's insider trading history.
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DNUT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Krispy Kreme's stock was trading at $9.93 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DNUT stock has decreased by 70.2% and is now trading at $2.96.
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Krispy Kreme, Inc. (NASDAQ:DNUT) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.05). The business's quarterly revenue was down 15.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Krispy Kreme (DNUT) raised $600 million in an IPO on Thursday, July 1st 2021. The company issued 26,666,667 shares at $21.00-$24.00 per share.

Krispy Kreme's top institutional investors include BNP Paribas Financial Markets (8.97%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.20%), Millennium Management LLC (1.23%) and Federated Hermes Inc. (0.99%). Insiders that own company stock include Indulgence BV Jab and Michael J Tattersfield.
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Shares of DNUT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Krispy Kreme investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/7 Dividend
4/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/7 Dividend
4/23/2025
Dividend Payable
5/07/2025
Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Today
5/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Food stores
Sub-Industry
Retail
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:DNUT
Fax
N/A
Employees
21,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$10.58
High Stock Price Target
$16.00
Low Stock Price Target
$3.60
Potential Upside/Downside
+257.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.44
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.41
Forward P/E Ratio
42.29
P/E Growth
3.24
Net Income
$-37,920,000.00
Pretax Margin
1.44%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.60 billion
Cash Flow
$0.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.84
Book Value
$7.50 per share
Price / Book
0.39

Miscellaneous

Free Float
160,990,000
Market Cap
$505.15 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.49
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This page (NASDAQ:DNUT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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