Kroger (KR) Competitors $67.27 -0.19 (-0.28%) As of 10:44 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KR vs. CASY, COST, SFM, TGLS, ULTA, ACI, BJ, DKS, TGT, and WMTShould you be buying Kroger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kroger include Casey's General Stores (CASY), Costco Wholesale (COST), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Albertsons Companies (ACI), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Target (TGT), and Walmart (WMT). Kroger vs. Its Competitors Casey's General Stores Costco Wholesale Sprouts Farmers Market Tecnoglass Ulta Beauty Albertsons Companies BJ's Wholesale Club DICK'S Sporting Goods Target Walmart Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Kroger (NYSE:KR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CASY or KR? Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Casey's General Stores. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCasey's General Stores$15.94B1.15$546.52M$14.6433.56Kroger$146.97B0.30$2.67B$3.6718.33 Do institutionals and insiders believe in CASY or KR? 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Kroger shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CASY or KR more profitable? Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Kroger's net margin of 1.89%. Kroger's return on equity of 34.71% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Casey's General Stores3.43% 16.28% 7.13% Kroger 1.89%34.71%6.11% Is CASY or KR a better dividend stock? Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Casey's General Stores pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kroger pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Casey's General Stores has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and Kroger has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, CASY or KR? Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CASY or KR? Casey's General Stores currently has a consensus price target of $467.33, indicating a potential downside of 4.89%. Kroger has a consensus price target of $70.58, indicating a potential upside of 4.92%. Given Kroger's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kroger is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Casey's General Stores 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Kroger 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.37 Does the media favor CASY or KR? In the previous week, Kroger had 30 more articles in the media than Casey's General Stores. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Kroger and 21 mentions for Casey's General Stores. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Kroger's score of 0.75 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Casey's General Stores 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kroger 23 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCasey's General Stores beats Kroger on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kroger News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKrogerRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$44.47B$79.01B$27.09B$21.27BDividend Yield2.03%2.54%172.55%3.51%P/E Ratio18.3416.7727.5529.37Price / Sales0.300.428.5649.79Price / Cash6.328.1857.7923.86Price / Book5.362.784.695.38Net Income$2.67B$2.46B$872.89M$996.59M7 Day Performance-3.11%-2.01%0.40%0.53%1 Month Performance-2.92%0.85%1.63%3.60%1 Year Performance28.14%11.04%17.47%12.11% Kroger Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRKroger4.518 of 5 stars$67.27-0.3%$70.58+4.9%+26.6%$44.47B$146.97B18.34420,000Trending NewsCASYCasey's General Stores4.2924 of 5 stars$496.78+0.0%$467.33-5.9%+34.8%$18.46B$15.94B33.9349,272Positive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.2337 of 5 stars$941.340.0%$1,050.00+11.5%+6.4%$417.57B$268.78B53.39333,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.9728 of 5 stars$144.28-0.7%$173.73+20.4%+38.7%$14.20B$7.72B29.6935,000Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementTGLSTecnoglass2.981 of 5 stars$73.25+1.1%$89.00+21.5%+16.7%$3.44B$955.73M22.896,910News CoverageAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeULTAUlta Beauty3.6383 of 5 stars$526.06+0.3%$498.88-5.2%+44.7%$23.57B$11.42B20.5558,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionACIAlbertsons Companies4.0935 of 5 stars$19.41-1.4%$23.94+23.4%-4.8%$11.02B$80.39B11.83195,000News CoveragePositive NewsBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.7377 of 5 stars$96.20+0.9%$113.18+17.6%+17.1%$12.59B$20.50B22.0633,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionDKSDICK'S Sporting Goods4.8402 of 5 stars$226.80-0.5%$223.33-1.5%-8.3%$18.24B$13.44B16.2256,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTGTTarget4.9346 of 5 stars$96.19-1.0%$113.74+18.2%-38.3%$44.13B$106.57B11.21440,000WMTWalmart4.6448 of 5 stars$96.030.0%$110.59+15.2%+26.3%$766.68B$680.99B36.102,100,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Casey's General Stores Competitors Costco Wholesale Competitors Sprouts Farmers Market Competitors Tecnoglass Competitors Ulta Beauty Competitors Albertsons Companies Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors DICK'S Sporting Goods Competitors Target Competitors Walmart Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KR) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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