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

Question 1

What is Kroger's stock symbol?

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

Question 2

How often does Kroger pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Kroger?

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Kroger announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Saturday, September 1st. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 14th. This is an increase from Kroger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. View Kroger's Dividend History.

Question 3

When did Kroger's stock split? How did Kroger's stock split work?

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Shares of Kroger split on Tuesday, July 14th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The newly minted shares were distributed 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.

Question 4

How will Kroger's stock buyback program work?

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Kroger announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback 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 repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Question 5

How were Kroger's earnings last quarter?

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Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 21st. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $37.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $37.25 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 29.59% and a net margin of 2.93%. The business's revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.58 EPS. View Kroger's Earnings History.

Question 6

When is Kroger's next earnings date?

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Kroger is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September, 13th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Kroger.

Question 7

What guidance has Kroger issued on next quarter's earnings?

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Kroger updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.00-2.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.07.

Question 8

What price target have analysts set for KR?

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22 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Kroger's shares. Their predictions range from $22.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Kroger's share price to reach $29.10 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.2%. View Analyst Price Targets for Kroger.

Question 9

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Kroger?

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22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kroger in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 14 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kroger.

Question 10

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Kroger stock?

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Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Kroger stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of Kroger have outpaced the industry in the past three months. The stock got a major boost after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter results, prompting management to raise the lower end of fiscal 2018 earnings view. Kroger is trying all means to overcome competition in the grocery space, which is undergoing a fundamental change with technology playing a key role and focus shifting to online shopping. Kroger has taken stock of the situation. It is introducing digital coupons, order online pick up in store and smart shopping lists. The “Restock Kroger” program is also gaining traction. Certainly, the grocery industry is no longer shielded from the e-commerce war. Given this scenario, the Ocado deal along with the acquisition of Home Chef is definitely a good move. However, higher investments in new services may strain margins. Additionally, a high debt load may impact credit worthiness." (8/10/2018)
2. Pivotal Research analysts commented, "We expect management will also provide tax rate guidance on Thursday and more color on the after-tax proceeds from the c- store sale. We’ve assumed roughly $1.4-$1.5 billion of debt reduction in FY18 based on the sale. We’ve further refined our revenue, share count, rent, D&A, and margin assumptions based on the c-store sale to EG Group. Our 4Q17 EPS est. is unchanged at $0.61 and this assumes ID sales growth (ex. fuel) of +1.3% based on strong execution in the latest quarter. As summarized in this note, we estimate that Kroger comped positively in 80% of its markets during the latest quarter. That said, it’s also clear that the pricing environment remains extremely competitive. We’re also seeing very strong top-line performance by Aldi and WMT based on analysis of our data. Following the recent 50 bps decline in Walmart’s U.S." (3/6/2018)

Question 11

Are investors shorting Kroger?

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Kroger saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 47,835,286 shares, an increase of 1.2% from the July 13th total of 48,419,072 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,312,793 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.8 days. Currently, 6.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Kroger's Current Options Chain.

Question 12

Who are some of Kroger's key competitors?

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Some companies that are related to Kroger include Wesfarmers (WES), Woolworths Group (WOW), Koninklijke Ahold (ADRNY), Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc Class B (ANCUF), Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc Class A (ANCTF), Loblaw Companies (L), Tesco (TSCO), China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (CRHKY), George Weston (WN), Carrefour (CA), George Weston (WNGRF), Metro (MRU), Etablissementen Franz Colruyt (CUYTF), Metro (MTRAF) and Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD).

Question 13

Who are Kroger's key executives?

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Kroger's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. William Rodney McMullen, Chairman & CEO (Age 57)
Mr. John Michael Schlotman, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 60)
Mr. Michael J. Donnelly, Exec. VP & COO (Age 59)
Mr. Christopher T. Hjelm, Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer (Age 56)
Mr. Stuart W. Aitken, Group VP (Age 46)

Question 14

Has Kroger been receiving favorable news coverage?

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News stories about KR stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Kroger earned a daily sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 45.52 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Kroger.

Question 15

Who are Kroger's major shareholders?

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Kroger's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.22%), LSV Asset Management (1.99%), FMR LLC (1.44%), Sanders Capital LLC (1.23%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.07%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.02%). Company insiders that own Kroger stock include Carin L Fike, Christopher T Hjelm, J Michael Schlotman, Jorge P Montoya, Kevin M Dougherty, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Oflen Mary Elizabeth Van, Robert W Clark, Ronald Sargent, Susan J Kropf, Susan M Phillips and Todd A Foley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kroger.

Question 16

Which major investors are selling Kroger stock?

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KR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Federated Investors Inc. PA, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Strs Ohio and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. Company insiders that have sold Kroger company stock in the last year include Carin L Fike, Christopher T Hjelm, Jorge P Montoya, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert W Clark, Susan J Kropf and Todd A Foley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kroger.

Question 17

Which major investors are buying Kroger stock?

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KR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., BlackRock Inc., Worldquant Millennium Quantitative Strategies LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, LSV Asset Management and Morgan Stanley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kroger.

Question 18

How do I buy shares of Kroger?

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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

Question 19

What is Kroger's stock price today?

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One share of KR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.35.

Question 20

How big of a company is Kroger?

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Kroger has a market capitalization of $24.01 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.

Question 21

How can I contact Kroger?

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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]

Community Ranking:		2.6 out of 5 ( )
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Underperform Votes:		783 (Vote Underperform)
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