The Kraft Heinz Company Company Profile (NASDAQ:KHC)

The Kraft Heinz Company trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KHC."

The Kraft Heinz Company declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.625 per share on Friday, September 15th. This represents a $2.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 16th. This is a boost from The Kraft Heinz Company's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. View The Kraft Heinz Company's Dividend History.

The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $6.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.73 billion. The Kraft Heinz Company had a return on equity of 7.52% and a net margin of 14.67%. The company's revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. View The Kraft Heinz Company's Earnings History.

The Kraft Heinz Company is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 2nd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for The Kraft Heinz Company.

15 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for The Kraft Heinz Company's shares. Their forecasts range from $85.00 to $110.00. On average, they anticipate The Kraft Heinz Company's share price to reach $97.46 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for The Kraft Heinz Company.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about The Kraft Heinz Company stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Kraft Heinz posted second-quarter 2017 results wherein earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues missed the same. Net sales of $6.68 billion fell shy of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.69 and declined 1.7% year over year due to soft consumer demand in North America and Canada. The company’s overall organic sales growth also declined 0.9% in the quarter on 0.4% lower pricing and 0.5% volume/mix decline. Organic sales declined across all its segments barring Rest of the World. Kraft Heinz has been struggling due to the shift in consumer preference toward natural and organic ingredients over packaged and processed food. Although Kraft Heinz’s shares have performed better than the industry year to date, estimates are trending downward for 2017 and 2018 over the last 30 days." (8/8/2017)
• 2. Royal Bank Of Canada analysts commented, "Kraft Heinz's 4Q16 and 2017 may be yet another example of zigging when peers are zagging. The company has transitioned to a period of more rapid growth investment while many other food companies are implementing overhead, selling and promotion spending cuts. With a 1/2pp help from shipment timing, organic sales growth was almost 2% in 4Q - the highest since the merger and significantly above US peers. If sustained, these results seem to imply that Kraft Heinz is an advantaged acquirer on both a long- and short-term basis. While positive EPS revisions are slowing, we are estimating high-teens EPS growth in 2017 and lowdouble digit growth in 2018. We maintain our $100 price target and reiterate our Outperform rating." (2/16/2017)

The Kraft Heinz Company saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 14th, there was short interest totalling 12,807,513 shares, an increase of 11.2% from the June 30th total of 11,518,939 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,541,416 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to The Kraft Heinz Company include Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Associated British Foods plc (ABF), Kellogg Company (K), Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM), Hershey Company (The) (HSY), Campbell Soup Company (CPB), ConAgra Foods (CAG), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Bunge Limited (BG), Ingredion Incorporated (INGR), Darling Ingredients (DAR), B&G Foods (BGS), Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT), Cranswick plc (CWK), Greencore Group plc (GNC), Dean Foods Company (DF) and MGP Ingredients (MGPI).

The Kraft Heinz Company's management team includes the folowing people:

• Alexandre Behring, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Bernardo Hees, Chief Executive Officer
• John T. Cahill, Vice Chairman of the Board
• Paulo Basilio, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Carlos Augusto Leone Piani, Zone President,Canada
• Emin Mammadov, President, Global Foodservice
• Raphael Oliveira, Zone President, Europe
• Marcos Romaneiro, Zone President, AMEA
• Francisco Sa, Zone President , Latin America
• Eduardo Pelleissone, Executive Vice President - Global Operations

The Kraft Heinz Company's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (26.73%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.50%), Capital World Investors (2.78%), BlackRock Inc. (2.72%), State Street Corp (2.01%) and FMR LLC (0.95%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for The Kraft Heinz Company.

The Kraft Heinz Company's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Vontobel Asset Management Inc., RiverPark Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Standard Life Investments LTD, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Schroder Investment Management Group. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Kraft Heinz Company.

The Kraft Heinz Company's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Pioneer Investment Management Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Harbour Capital Advisors LLC and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Kraft Heinz Company.

Shares of The Kraft Heinz Company can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of The Kraft Heinz Company stock can currently be purchased for approximately $84.49.