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Kroger (KR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$65.63 -0.36 (-0.55%)
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About Kroger Stock (NYSE:KR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$64.89
$65.98
50-Day Range
$65.95
$74.37
52-Week Range
$54.83
$74.90
Volume
16.28 million shs
Average Volume
7.58 million shs
Market Capitalization
$43.37 billion
P/E Ratio
16.66
Dividend Yield
2.13%
Price Target
$72.70
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Kroger Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

KR MarketRank™: 

Kroger scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 217 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kroger has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Kroger has a consensus price target of $72.70, representing about 10.8% upside from its current price of $65.63.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kroger has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for Kroger are expected to grow by 6.31% in the coming year, from $4.44 to $4.72 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kroger is 16.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kroger is 16.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.75.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Kroger has a PEG Ratio of 1.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kroger has a P/B Ratio of 4.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kroger's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.79% of the float of Kroger has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kroger has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kroger has recently increased by 9.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Kroger pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kroger has been increasing its dividend for 19 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kroger is 35.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Kroger will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.66% next year. This indicates that Kroger will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

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

    5.79% of the float of Kroger has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kroger has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kroger has recently increased by 9.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Kroger has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 0.85 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 100 news articles for Kroger this week, compared to 33 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    23 people have searched for KR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 35% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    19 people have added Kroger to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 73% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kroger insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $14,422,926.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.44% of the stock of Kroger is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.93% of the stock of Kroger is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kroger's insider trading history.
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KR Stock News Headlines

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KR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kroger's stock was trading at $61.15 at the start of the year. Since then, KR shares have increased by 7.3% and is now trading at $65.63.

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) announced its earnings results on Thursday, September, 11th. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.04. The firm's revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis.
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Shares of Kroger split on the morning of Tuesday, July 14th 2015.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, July 13th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Kroger's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, December 11th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $7,500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 16.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Kroger: Home Chef, Murray’s Cheese LLC, ModernHealth LTC, Roundy's, Vitacost, YOU Technology, Harris Teeter, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Kroger include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.60%), State Street Corp (4.78%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.47%) and Norges Bank (1.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Stuart Aitken, Gary Millerchip, Mary Ellen Adcock, Yael Cosset, Kenneth C Kimball, Timothy A Massa, Christine S Wheatley, Clyde R Moore, Valerie L Jabbar, Gabriel Arreaga, Todd A Foley, Carin L Fike and Brian W Nichols.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of KR 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 Kroger investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Salesforce (CRM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/1 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/15/2025
Dividend Payable
9/01/2025
Last Earnings
9/11/2025
Today
9/19/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - SUPERMKT
Sub-Industry
Food Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:KR
CIK
56873
Employees
409,000
Year Founded
1883

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$85.00
Low Price Target
$55.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.47
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.94
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.62
Forward P/E Ratio
14.74
P/E Growth
1.95
Net Income
$2.67 billion
Net Margins
1.86%
Pretax Margin
2.32%
Return on Equity
32.62%
Return on Assets
5.79%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.85
Current Ratio
0.95
Quick Ratio
0.54

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$147 billion
Price / Sales
0.29
Cash Flow
$10.51 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.23
Book Value
$14.04 per share
Price / Book
4.66

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
660,893,000
Free Float
657,985,000
Market Cap
$43.26 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.59

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This page (NYSE:KR) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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