Kellanova (NYSE: K)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.30 in comparison to its previous close of 82.61, however, the company has experienced a -0.40% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-04 that Proposed Amendments will not become operative and the Mars Guarantee will not be issued unless and until the Acquisition is consummated MCLEAN, Va., March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mars, Incorporated (“Mars” or the “Company”) announced that it is soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitations”) from Eligible Holders (as defined below) as of March 3, 2025 (the “Record Date”) of the outstanding series of senior notes of Kellanova (collectively, the “Existing Kellanova Notes”) set forth in the table below to certain proposed amendments described below (the “Proposed Amendments”) to (i) the Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2001, between Kellanova and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
Is It Worth Investing in Kellanova (NYSE: K) Right Now?
Kellanova (NYSE: K) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.26x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for K is 0.34. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for K is 294.02M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.55% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of K on March 05, 2025 was 2.23M shares.
K’s Market Performance
K stock saw an increase of -0.40% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.77% and a quarterly increase of 1.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.51%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.32% for Kellanova (K). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.01% for K’s stock, with a 10.30% simple moving average for the past 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 0.75% 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 -0.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.51%, as shares surge +0.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.20% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, K fell by -0.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $82.37. In addition, Kellanova saw 1.72% 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 $82.70 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST now owns 47,847,446 shares of Kellanova, valued at $9,475,762 using the latest closing price.
KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, the 10% Owner of Kellanova, sale 114,583 shares at $82.50 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’25, which means that KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST is holding 47,962,029 shares at $9,453,155 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
- 0.36 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 0.28. 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 2.33 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 2.67. 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
In conclusion, Kellanova (K) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
