NYSE:KR - Kroger Stock Price, Forecast & News

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 decreased by 4.8% and is now trading at $29.13. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

21 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 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, June 18th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kroger.

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 5th. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $28.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.88 billion. Kroger had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 20.72%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. View Kroger's earnings history.

Kroger announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. View Kroger's dividend history.

Kroger's stock split before market open on Tuesday, July 14th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The newly created shares were distributed 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 updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.30-2.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.19.

21 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Kroger's shares. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $39.00. On average, they expect Kroger's share price to reach $31.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kroger.

News articles about KR stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 news sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutKroger.

Kroger saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 29,850,100 shares, a decrease of 15.4% from the February 27th total of 35,280,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,970,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Kroger's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kroger investors own include General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), CVS Health (CVS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Bank of America (BAC).

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

Kroger's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.05%), FMR LLC (4.84%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.80%), LSV Asset Management (2.46%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.76%) and Capital Research Global Investors (1.51%). 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, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert D Beyer, Robert W Clark, Ronald Sargent, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf and Timothy A Massa. View institutional ownership trends for Kroger.

KR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sanders Capital LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Equity Investment Corp, Franklin Resources Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Sei Investments Co., and AustralianSuper Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Kroger company stock in the last year include Bobby S Shackouls, Carin L Fike, Christine S Wheatley, Christopher T Hjelm, Clyde R Moore, J Michael Schlotman, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf, and Timothy A Massa. View insider buying and selling activity for Kroger.

KR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Norges Bank, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Capital Research Global Investors, Captrust Financial Advisors, AQR Capital Management LLC, M&G Investment Management Ltd., and Mackay Shields LLC. 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 $29.13.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $23.32 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 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]