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NYSE:KR

Kroger (KR) Competitors

$45.92
+1.26 (+2.82%)
(As of 05:11 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$44.53
$45.92
50-Day Range
$44.67
$49.98
52-Week Range
$41.81
$53.38
Volume
6.21 million shs
Average Volume
5.35 million shs
Market Capitalization
$32.95 billion
P/E Ratio
14.96
Dividend Yield
2.26%
Price Target
$52.31

KR vs. DLTR, FAST, ROST, YUM, CPNG, WBA, TSCO, YUMC, EBAY, and QSR

Should you be buying Kroger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kroger include Dollar Tree (DLTR), Fastenal (FAST), Ross Stores (ROST), Yum! Brands (YUM), Coupang (CPNG), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Yum China (YUMC), eBay (EBAY), and Restaurant Brands International (QSR). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

Kroger vs.

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

In the previous week, Kroger had 1 more articles in the media than Dollar Tree. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Kroger and 35 mentions for Dollar Tree. Kroger's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Dollar Tree's score of -0.02 indicating that Kroger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dollar Tree
5 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Kroger
4 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Dollar Tree has a net margin of 4.79% compared to Kroger's net margin of 1.51%. Kroger's return on equity of 31.84% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dollar Tree 4.79% 16.36% 6.12%
Kroger 1.51% 31.84% 6.28%

Dollar Tree received 3 more outperform votes than Kroger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.44% of users gave Dollar Tree an outperform vote while only 65.11% of users gave Kroger an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Dollar TreeOutperform Votes
1080
68.44%
Underperform Votes
498
31.56%
KrogerOutperform Votes
1077
65.11%
Underperform Votes
577
34.89%

Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

97.0% of Dollar Tree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Dollar Tree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kroger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dollar Tree$28.32 billion1.04$1.62 billion$6.1921.58
Kroger$148.26 billion0.22$2.24 billion$3.0714.96

Dollar Tree presently has a consensus target price of $158.71, suggesting a potential upside of 18.79%. Kroger has a consensus target price of $52.31, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given Dollar Tree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dollar Tree is more favorable than Kroger.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dollar Tree
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Kroger
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41

Summary

Dollar Tree beats Kroger on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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KR vs. The Competition

MetricKrogerGrocery stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$32.95B$10.67B$17.37B$14.94B
Dividend Yield2.29%2.41%172.93%4.11%
P/E Ratio14.96207.5432.5518.32
Price / Sales0.2216.149.389.04
Price / Cash4.7463.9138.3023.01
Price / Book3.282.467.869.28
Net Income$2.24B$625.32M$527.88M$902.66M
7 Day Performance-2.94%-0.78%0.67%2.55%
1 Month Performance-7.12%-5.00%-1.21%2.70%
1 Year Performance-13.16%-4.42%-4.84%-8.53%

Kroger Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DLTR
Dollar Tree
2.3548 of 5 stars
$138.48
-2.8%
$158.71
+14.6%
-19.5%$31.51B$28.75B22.37207,548
FAST
Fastenal
1.8487 of 5 stars
$54.90
-0.5%
$53.14
-3.2%
0.0%$31.35B$6.98B28.1522,386
ROST
Ross Stores
2.4383 of 5 stars
$103.26
-0.1%
$117.76
+14.0%
+22.1%$35.32B$18.70B22.90101,000Insider Selling
Analyst Revision
YUM
Yum! Brands
2.4665 of 5 stars
$127.79
-1.6%
$147.11
+15.1%
+10.7%$35.79B$6.84B30.0736,000Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
CPNG
Coupang
2.4937 of 5 stars
$15.40
-2.1%
$21.11
+37.1%
+24.8%$27.39B$20.58B128.3463,000Short Interest ↑
Positive News
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
3.0164 of 5 stars
$29.93
-0.3%
$42.46
+41.9%
-29.9%$25.82B$132.70B-8.20325,000
TSCO
Tractor Supply
2.3254 of 5 stars
$215.35
+1.8%
$250.62
+16.4%
+8.2%$23.60B$14.20B22.1849,000
YUMC
Yum China
2.4646 of 5 stars
$56.29
-2.1%
N/A+27.5%$23.52B$9.57B37.52406,000
EBAY
eBay
2.4349 of 5 stars
$43.62
-1.7%
$49.30
+13.0%
-7.9%$23.33B$9.80B36.3511,600
QSR
Restaurant Brands International
1.8746 of 5 stars
$72.41
-1.1%
$72.87
+0.6%
+45.2%$22.54B$6.51B22.086,400

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This page (NYSE:KR) was last updated on 6/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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