Kraft Heinz (KHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Heinz, ABC, Master, Quero, Kraft, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands. It sells its products through its own sales organizations, as well as through independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain, wholesale, cooperative, and independent grocery accounts; convenience, value, and club stores; pharmacies and drug stores; mass merchants; foodservice distributors; institutions, including hotels, restaurants, bakeries, hospitals, health care facilities, and government agencies; and online through various e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was formerly known as H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation and changed its name to The Kraft Heinz Company in July 2015. The Kraft Heinz Company was founded in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.36 to $28.81
• 50-Day Range: $25.61 to $28.94
• 52-Week Range: $25.44 to $36.53
• Volume: 8.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 19.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $33.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.10
• Dividend Yield: 5.58%
• Price Target: $30.29
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Kraft Heinz Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kraft Heinz scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 153 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 no buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kraft Heinz has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kraft Heinz are expected to grow by 5.22% in the coming year, from $2.68 to $2.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kraft Heinz is 13.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kraft Heinz is 13.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 20.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kraft Heinz has a PEG Ratio of 3.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kraft Heinz has a P/B Ratio of 0.70. 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

4.42% 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 4.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kraft Heinz has recently increased by 10.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Kraft Heinz is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.56%, 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 Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kraft Heinz is 73.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kraft Heinz will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.74% next year. This indicates that Kraft Heinz will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.44

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.42% 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 4.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kraft Heinz has recently increased by 10.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Kraft Heinz has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Kraft Heinz this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

91 people have searched for KHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 90% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Kraft Heinz to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $697,750.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.35% 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.

KHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KHC shares performed this year?

Kraft Heinz's stock was trading at $30.71 at the start of the year. Since then, KHC stock has decreased by 6.6% and is now trading at $28.68.

How were Kraft Heinz's earnings last quarter?

Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.02. The company's revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Kraft Heinz have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Kraft Heinz: Primal Kitchen, Wellio Inc., Ethical Bean Coffee Company Limited, Cadbury, Alimentos Heinz C.A., Alimentos Heinz de Costa Rica S.A., Asian Home Gourmet Pte. Ltd, and more.

Who are Kraft Heinz's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Kraft Heinz include Criteria Caixa S.A.U. (0.16%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.12%), Swedbank AB (0.08%) and CWM LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Miguel Patricio, Melissa Werneck, Flavio Torres, Pedro F P Navio, Lande Rashida La, Cory Onell, Vince Garlati and Elio Leoni Sceti.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Kraft Heinz?

Shares of KHC 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kraft Heinz own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kraft Heinz investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/29/2025
• Record date for 6/27 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/27/2025
• Today: 7/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Food Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KHC
• CIK: 1637459
• Web: www.kraftheinzcompany.com
• Phone: (412) 456-5700
• Fax: 847-646-2922
• Employees: 36,000
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kraft Heinz: $30.29
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.70
• P/E Growth: 3.37
• Net Income: $2.74 billion
• Net Margins: 10.44%
• Pretax Margin: 3.32%
• Return on Equity: 7.37%
• Return on Assets: 4.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.42
• Current Ratio: 1.31
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $25.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $3.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.46
• Book Value: $40.79 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,183,540,000
• Free Float: 1,179,400,000
• Market Cap: $33.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.25