NYSE:KR - Kroger Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Kroger declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Saturday, December 1st. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 14th. View Kroger's Dividend History.

Shares of Kroger split before market open on Tuesday, July 14th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The newly issued 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 of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, March 16th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 6th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.05. The firm earned $27.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.64 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 26.64% and a net margin of 2.99%. Kroger's quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. View Kroger's Earnings History.

Kroger is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 14th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kroger.

Kroger issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.00-2.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.11. Kroger also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $2.00-2.15 EPS.

18 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Kroger's stock. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect Kroger's share price to reach $31.5625 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.8% from the stock's current price. 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 2 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kroger.

News coverage about KR stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kroger earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Kroger saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 39,814,504 shares, a drop of 12.6% from the November 15th total of 45,562,159 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,565,897 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Approximately 5.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Kroger's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Kroger include Koninklijke Ahold (ADRNY), China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (CRHKY), George Weston (WNGRF), Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Weis Markets (WMK), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Smart & Final Stores (SFS), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), Village SuprMkt/SHS (VLGEA), iFresh (IFMK), QKL Stores (QKLS), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ANCUF), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ANCTF) and Carrefour (CA).

Kroger's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.26%), Vanguard Group Inc (8.26%), BlackRock Inc. (6.93%), LSV Asset Management (2.47%), FMR LLC (2.36%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (2.25%). Company insiders that own Kroger stock include Calvin J Kaufman, Carin L Fike, Christopher T Hjelm, Clyde R Moore, Erin S Sharp, J Michael Schlotman, Jorge P Montoya, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Oflen Mary Elizabeth Van, Robert D Beyer, Robert W Clark, Ronald Sargent, Susan J Kropf, Susan M Phillips 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 BlackRock Inc., Capital Research Global Investors, Sanders Capital LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Strs Ohio, Equity Investment Corp, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. Company insiders that have sold Kroger company stock in the last year include Calvin J Kaufman, Carin L Fike, Christopher T Hjelm, Clyde R Moore, Erin S Sharp, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert D Beyer, Robert W Clark, Ronald Sargent, Susan J Kropf and Todd A Foley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kroger.

KR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., LSV Asset Management, FIL Ltd, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. and O Shaughnessy Asset Management 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.55.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $23.56 billion and generates $122.66 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.91 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.04 on an earnings per share basis. Kroger employs 449,000 workers across the globe.

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]