NYSE:KR - Kroger Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Kroger declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Sunday, December 1st. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. 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 created 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.

Kroger announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Friday, March 16th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) posted 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 earned $27.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.18 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 20.32% and a net margin of 1.31%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. 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 issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.30-2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.33.

18 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Kroger's shares. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Kroger's stock price to reach $27.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.3%. 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.

Media coverage about KR stock has been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kroger earned a media sentiment score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Kroger.

Kroger saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 7,070,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days. Currently, 4.1% of the company's shares 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), Micron Technology (MU), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), Starbucks (SBUX), Ford Motor (F) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Kroger's stock is owned by a variety of 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%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.02%) and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (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 IFM Investors Pty Ltd. 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., Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co., Atlas Brown Inc., Gradient Investments LLC, Accurate Investment Solutions Inc., Wedbush Securities Inc., Kwmg LLC and Arlington Partners LLC. 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 $28.15.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $22.54 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]