The Kroger Stock Forecast, Price & News

The Kroger's stock was trading at $30.59 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, KR stock has increased by 26.3% and is now trading at $38.64.
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27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Kroger in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 17 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" The Kroger stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in KR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3,238 employees have rated The Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen on Glassdoor.com. Rodney McMullen has an approval rating of 46% among The Kroger's employees. This puts Rodney McMullen in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

The Kroger is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 4th 2021.
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The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December, 2nd. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.04. The firm earned $29.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $30.03 billion. The Kroger had a net margin of 2.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.26%. The business's revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS.
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The Kroger announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 17th. Investors of record on Friday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 12th.
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The Kroger pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.08%. The Kroger has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of The Kroger is 32.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, The Kroger will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.67% next year. This indicates that The Kroger will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Kroger shares split on 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 market closes on Monday, July 13th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of The Kroger stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

The Kroger issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.30-3.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.30.

27 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for The Kroger's stock. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate The Kroger's stock price to reach $34.64 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.4%.
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Some companies that are related to The Kroger include Casey's General Stores (CASY), Weis Markets (WMK), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) and Village Super Market (VLGEA).
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The Kroger trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KR."

The Kroger's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include KAMES CAPITAL plc (0.20%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Strs Ohio (0.05%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.04%) and Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%). Company insiders that own The Kroger stock include Bobby S Shackouls, Carin L Fike, Christine S Wheatley, Christopher T Hjelm, Clyde R Moore, 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, Todd A Foley and W Rodney Mcmullen.
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KR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Strs Ohio, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Hexavest Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Pendal Group Limited, New York State Teachers Retirement System, and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have sold The Kroger company stock in the last year include Bobby S Shackouls, Carin L Fike, Clyde R Moore, Joseph A Grieshaber Jr, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert W Clark, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf, Timothy A Massa, Todd A Foley, and W Rodney Mcmullen.
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KR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including KAMES CAPITAL plc, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Clark Financial Advisors, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., Strategic Investment Advisors MI, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., TIAA FSB, and International Assets Investment Management LLC.
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Shares of KR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of KR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.64.

The Kroger has a market capitalization of $29.42 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. The Kroger employs 500,000 workers across the globe.

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

The 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]