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 (WHO). Since then, KR stock has increased by 8.8% and is now trading at $33.28. 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 18th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.10. The firm earned $41.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $40.92 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 24.62% and a net margin of 1.66%. Kroger's quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. View Kroger's earnings history.

Kroger declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. This is a boost from Kroger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. View Kroger's dividend history.

Kroger's stock split on the morning of Tuesday, July 14th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, June 25th 2015. The newly issued shares were payable 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kroger.

Media coverage about KR stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kroger earned a daily sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate 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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sabal Trust CO (0.07%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Hexavest Inc. (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.04%) and Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.03%). 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, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, 6 Meridian, Robecosam AG, Alpha Windward LLC, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc., and Moody National Bank Trust Division. 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, Sabal Trust CO, Pensionfund Sabic, and DNB Asset Management AS. 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 $33.28.

Kroger has a market capitalization of $25.89 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]