NYSE:KRKroger 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 increased by 9.3% and is now trading at $33.44. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kroger in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 11 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, September 10th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kroger.

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 18th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $41.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $40.92 billion. Kroger had a net margin of 1.66% and a return on equity of 24.62%. The business's revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.72 EPS. View Kroger's earnings history.

Kroger declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. This is a positive change from Kroger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. View Kroger's dividend history.

Kroger shares 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 issued 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.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Kroger's stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Kroger's stock price to reach $33.71 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kroger.

Press coverage about KR stock has been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kroger earned a media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Kroger.

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

Kroger's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Hexavest Inc. (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%). 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, 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 and W Rodney Mcmullen. View institutional ownership trends for Kroger.

KR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, 6 Meridian, Robecosam AG, Moody National Bank Trust Division, IBM Retirement Fund, and Diligent Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kroger company stock in the last year include Bobby S Shackouls, Carin L Fike, Clyde R Moore, J Michael Schlotman, Joseph A Grieshaber Jr, Mark C Tuffin, Mary Ellen Adcock, Michael Joseph Donnelly, Stephen M Mckinney, Susan J Kropf, Timothy A Massa, and W Rodney Mcmullen. View insider buying and selling activity for Kroger.

KR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic, DNB Asset Management AS, and Ayalon Holdings Ltd.. 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 $33.44.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $26.01 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 435,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kroger is 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]