NYSE:KRKroger Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kroger's stock was trading at $30.59 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KR shares have increased by 9.3% and is now trading at $33.44. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kroger in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Kroger.

Kroger is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 10th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kroger.

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 18th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.10. The business earned $41.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.92 billion. Kroger had a net margin of 1.66% and a return on equity of 24.62%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. View Kroger's earnings history.

Kroger declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th. This is a positive change from Kroger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. View Kroger's dividend history.

Kroger shares split on the morning of Tuesday, July 14th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, July 13th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of Kroger stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

23 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Kroger's stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Kroger's stock price to reach $33.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kroger.

News coverage about KR stock has trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kroger earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Kroger.

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Kroger trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KR."

Kroger's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Hexavest Inc. (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.04%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.03%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%). Company insiders that own Kroger stock include Bobby S Shackouls, Calvin J Kaufman, Carin L Fike, Christine S Wheatley, Christopher T Hjelm, Clyde R Moore, Erin S Sharp, J Michael Schlotman, Joseph A Grieshaber Jr, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert D Beyer, Robert W Clark, Ronald Sargent, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf, Timothy A Massa and W Rodney Mcmullen. View institutional ownership trends for Kroger.

KR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, 6 Meridian, Robecosam AG, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc., Moody National Bank Trust Division, IBM Retirement Fund, and Diligent Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kroger company stock in the last year include Bobby S Shackouls, Carin L Fike, Clyde R Moore, J Michael Schlotman, Joseph A Grieshaber Jr, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf, Timothy A Massa, and W Rodney Mcmullen. View insider buying and selling activity for Kroger.

KR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic, DNB Asset Management AS, and Ayalon Holdings Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for Kroger.

Shares of KR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of KR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.44.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $26.01 billion and generates $122.29 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.66 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.20 on an earnings per share basis. Kroger employs 435,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kroger is www.thekrogerco.com.

Kroger's mailing address is 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH, 45202. The company can be reached via phone at 513-762-4000 or via email at [email protected]