NYSE:KRKroger Competitors & Alternatives

Pinduoduo (NASDAQ:PDD) and Kroger (NYSE:KR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

20.0% of Pinduoduo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Kroger shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kroger shares are owned 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.

Risk and Volatility

Pinduoduo has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pinduoduo and Kroger, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Pinduoduo presently has a consensus price target of $68.4071, suggesting a potential downside of 24.08%. Kroger has a consensus price target of $34.0870, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. Given Kroger's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kroger is more favorable than Pinduoduo.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pinduoduo and Kroger's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Pinduoduo. Pinduoduo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kroger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Pinduoduo and Kroger's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Kroger beats Pinduoduo on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Kroger (NYSE:KR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Starbucks and Kroger, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $83.96, suggesting a potential upside of 5.89%. Kroger has a consensus price target of $34.0870, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. Given Starbucks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Kroger.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Starbucks and Kroger's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Starbucks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kroger. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Kroger pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Starbucks pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kroger pays out 29.1% 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. Starbucks has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Kroger has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Volatility & Risk

Starbucks has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.5% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Kroger shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Starbucks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kroger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Starbucks and Kroger's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Starbucks beats Kroger on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) and JD.Com (NASDAQ:JD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Kroger and JD.Com, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Kroger currently has a consensus target price of $34.0870, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. JD.Com has a consensus target price of $55.80, suggesting a potential downside of 11.29%. Given Kroger's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kroger is more favorable than JD.Com.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kroger and JD.Com's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

JD.Com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kroger. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JD.Com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.8% of Kroger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.2% of JD.Com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kroger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of JD.Com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Kroger and JD.Com's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Kroger has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD.Com has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) and CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Dividends

Kroger pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. CVS Health pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Kroger pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVS Health pays out 28.2% 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. Kroger has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and CVS Health has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CVS Health is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kroger and CVS Health's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

CVS Health has higher revenue and earnings than Kroger. CVS Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kroger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Kroger and CVS Health's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Kroger has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Health has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.8% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of CVS Health shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kroger shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CVS Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Kroger and CVS Health, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Kroger currently has a consensus target price of $34.0870, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. CVS Health has a consensus target price of $82.1250, suggesting a potential upside of 26.37%. Given CVS Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVS Health is more favorable than Kroger.

Summary

CVS Health beats Kroger on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) and Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Kroger has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booking has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.8% of Kroger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Booking shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kroger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Booking shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kroger and Booking's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Booking has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kroger. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Booking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Kroger and Booking's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kroger and Booking, as reported by MarketBeat.

Kroger presently has a consensus target price of $34.0870, indicating a potential downside of 1.51%. Booking has a consensus target price of $1,800.8462, indicating a potential downside of 0.40%. Given Booking's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Booking is more favorable than Kroger.

Summary

Booking beats Kroger on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Kroger (NYSE:KR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.3% of TJX Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of TJX Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kroger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares TJX Companies and Kroger's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for TJX Companies and Kroger, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

TJX Companies currently has a consensus price target of $64.88, suggesting a potential upside of 12.39%. Kroger has a consensus price target of $34.0870, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. Given TJX Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than Kroger.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TJX Companies and Kroger's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

TJX Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kroger. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TJX Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

TJX Companies has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TJX Companies beats Kroger on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.