NYSE:KR - Kroger Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Kroger announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Sunday, December 1st. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 14th. View Kroger's Dividend History.

Kroger's stock split on Tuesday, July 14th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes 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.

Kroger announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Friday, March 16th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 5th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $27.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.18 billion. Kroger had a net margin of 1.31% and a return on equity of 20.32%. The company's revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.48 earnings per share. View Kroger's Earnings History.

Kroger is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kroger.

Kroger updated its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.30-2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.33.

18 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Kroger's stock. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $33.00. On average, they anticipate Kroger's share price to reach $27.83 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Kroger.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kroger in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kroger.

News headlines about KR stock have trended somewhat positive on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kroger earned a coverage optimism score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Kroger.

Kroger saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 32,490,000 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the December 15th total of 30,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,070,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.6 days. Currently, 4.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Kroger's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Kroger include Casey's General Stores (CASY), Weis Markets (WMK), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Village Super Market (VLGEA) and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kroger investors own include General Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Micron Technology (MU), AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), Verizon Communications (VZ), Starbucks (SBUX) and Ford Motor (F).

Kroger's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.03%), Uncommon Cents Investing LLC (0.03%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.02%) and Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Kroger stock include Calvin J Kaufman, Carin L Fike, Christine S Wheatley, Christopher T Hjelm, Clyde R Moore, Erin S Sharp, J Michael Schlotman, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert D Beyer, Robert W Clark, Ronald Sargent, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf and Todd A Foley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kroger.

KR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., IFP Advisors Inc, DNB Asset Management AS, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kroger company stock in the last year include Carin L Fike, Christine S Wheatley, Christopher T Hjelm, Clyde R Moore, J Michael Schlotman, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert D Beyer, Stephen M Mckinney and Susan J Kropf. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kroger.

KR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Pwmco LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Balasa Dinverno & Foltz LLC, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co., Atlas Brown Inc., Gradient Investments LLC and Accurate Investment Solutions Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $28.50.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $22.82 billion and generates $121.16 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $3.11 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.11 on an earnings per share basis. Kroger employs 453,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Kroger.

The official website for Kroger is http://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]