Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.37x compared to its average ratio. KR has 36-month beta value of 0.60. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for KR is 655.41M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.32% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KR on April 21, 2025 was 6.91M shares.
KR) stock’s latest price update
Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.20 compared to its previous closing price of 69.01. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.89% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-04-19 that In uncertain markets, it pays to follow proven wisdom — and few investors have a track record as legendary as Warren Buffett. Since taking over Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965, Buffett has weathered every market storm and consistently outperformed market benchmarks.
KR’s Market Performance
Kroger Co (KR) has seen a 4.89% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 8.77% gain in the past month and a 21.49% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.72%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.94% for KR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.72% for KR’s stock, with a simple moving average of 20.45% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KR stocks, with Melius repeating the rating for KR by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for KR in the upcoming period, according to Melius is $58 based on the research report published on April 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KR reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for KR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 04th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to KR, setting the target price at $61 in the report published on January 24th of the current year.
KR Trading at 7.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.72%, as shares surge +10.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.87% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KR rose by +4.89%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $67.36. In addition, Kroger Co saw 16.47% 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 KR starting from Jabbar Valerie L., who sale 31,271 shares at the price of $69.08 back on Apr 16 ’25. After this action, Jabbar Valerie L. now owns 82,684 shares of Kroger Co, valued at $2,160,282 using the latest closing price.
Wheatley Christine S, the Executive Vice President of Kroger Co, sale 30,000 shares at $69.44 during a trade that took place back on Apr 04 ’25, which means that Wheatley Christine S is holding 127,737 shares at $2,083,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kroger Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 26.59, with 4.99 for asset returns.
Based on Kroger Co (KR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.64 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 67.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.96.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Kroger Co (KR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
