NYSE:KRKroger Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kroger's stock was trading at $30.59 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KR shares have increased by 6.0% and is now trading at $32.42. 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) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 18th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $41.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.92 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 24.62% and a net margin of 1.66%. The company's revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.72 earnings per share. View Kroger's earnings history.

Kroger declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. This is an increase from Kroger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. View Kroger's dividend history.

Shares of Kroger 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 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.

23 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Kroger's shares. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Kroger's share price to reach $33.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kroger.

Headlines about KR stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing 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 -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely 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 shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.01%), Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.01%) and Pensionfund Sabic (0.01%). 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 Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Robecosam AG, and IBM Retirement Fund. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 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, Ayalon Holdings Ltd., and Diversified Trust Co. 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 $32.42.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $25.22 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]