The Kroger Stock Forecast, Price & News

17 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Kroger in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research 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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The Kroger is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, September 10th 2021.
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The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 16th. The company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $41.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.87 billion. The Kroger had a net margin of 1.14% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.82%. The Kroger's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.22 EPS.
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The Kroger's stock was trading at $30.59 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KR shares have increased by 33.1% and is now trading at $40.72.
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The Kroger announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Wednesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 12th. This is a boost from The Kroger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.
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The Kroger pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.80%. The Kroger has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of The Kroger is 20.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, The Kroger will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.86% next year. This indicates that The Kroger will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of The 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 The Kroger stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

The Kroger announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, June 17th 2021, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

The Kroger issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 15th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.950-$3.100 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.850. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

17 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for The Kroger's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $46.00. On average, they expect The Kroger's share price to reach $36.18 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.2%.
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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.

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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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Private Management Group Inc. (0.11%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.05%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Raymond James Trust N.A. (0.01%) and IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%). Company insiders that own The Kroger stock include Bobby S Shackouls, Calvin J Kaufman, Carin L Fike, Clyde R Moore, J Michael Schlotman, Joseph A Grieshaber Jr, Marc Benioff, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, 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 Private Management Group Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, XR Securities LLC, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Raymond James Trust N.A., Stratos Wealth Partners LTD., and DAVENPORT & Co LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Kroger company stock in the last year include Bobby S Shackouls, Calvin J Kaufman, Carin L Fike, Clyde R Moore, Marc Benioff, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Robert W Clark, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf, and Timothy A Massa.
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KR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, Brookstone Capital Management, TCW Group Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Meridian Wealth Management LLC, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA, Cooper Financial Group, and BNC Wealth Management LLC.
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One share of KR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.72.

The Kroger has a market capitalization of $30.43 billion and generates $132.50 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $2.59 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.47 on an earnings per share basis.

The Kroger employs 465,000 workers across the globe.

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The Kroger was founded in 1883.

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

The Kroger is headquartered at 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH, 45202.

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]