The price-to-earnings ratio for Kellanova (NYSE: K) is 21.35x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for K is 0.31. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 18 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for K is 294.12M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.59% of that float. On February 26, 2025, K’s average trading volume was 2.17M shares.
K) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Kellanova (NYSE: K) has dropped by -0.04 compared to previous close of 82.72. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.45% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-21 that CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Kellanova (NYSE: K) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.57 per share on the common stock of Kellanova, payable on March 14, 2025, to shareowners of record at the close of business on March 3, 2025. The ex-dividend date is March 3, 2025.
K’s Market Performance
Kellanova (K) has seen a 0.45% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 1.00% gain in the past month and a 2.36% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.27%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.29% for K. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.63% for K’s stock, with a simple moving average of 11.50% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of K
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for K stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for K by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for K in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $83.50 based on the research report published on February 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see K reach a price target of $83. The rating they have provided for K stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 01st, 2024.
K Trading at 1.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought K to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.07% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.29%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.27%, as shares surge +0.89% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, K rose by +0.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $82.17. In addition, Kellanova saw 2.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at K starting from KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, who sale 114,583 shares at the price of $82.50 back on Feb 21 ’25. After this action, KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST now owns 47,962,029 shares of Kellanova, valued at $9,453,155 using the latest closing price.
KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, the 10% Owner of Kellanova, sale 114,583 shares at $82.25 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST is holding 48,076,612 shares at $9,424,773 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for K
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.51 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kellanova stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 38.65, with 8.60 for asset returns.
Based on Kellanova (K), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.87 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.81.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Kellanova (K) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
