The stock price of Kellanova (NYSE: K) has dropped by -0.01 compared to previous close of 82.51. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-11 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 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mars, Incorporated (“Mars” or the “Company”) announced that, in connection with its previously announced consent solicitations (the “Consent Solicitations”) in respect of the outstanding series of senior notes of Kellanova (collectively, the “Existing Kellanova Notes”) set forth in the table below, it has received the Requisite Consents (as defined below) from Eligible Holders (as defined below) of the Existing Kellanova Notes to certain proposed amendments (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 21.30x 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 294.44M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.24% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of K on March 25, 2025 was 2.27M shares.
K’s Market Performance
K’s stock has seen a 0.15% increase for the week, with a -0.19% drop in the past month and a 2.62% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.32% for Kellanova. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.07% for K’s stock, with a 8.31% 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 0.43% 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 -0.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.23%, as shares sank -0.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.18% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, K rose by +0.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +36.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $82.44. In addition, Kellanova saw 1.89% 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 $82.31 back on Mar 21 ’25. After this action, KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST now owns 47,503,697 shares of Kellanova, valued at $9,430,994 using the latest closing price.
KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, the 10% Owner of Kellanova, sale 114,583 shares at $82.26 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST is holding 47,618,280 shares at $9,425,070 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 2.68. 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
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.
