Kroger Co. (KR) stock expected to decline by -4.45%: What’s driving the pessimism?

A share price of Kroger Co. [KR] is currently trading at $56.57, up 1.80%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KR shares have gain 2.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.46%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Kroger Co. [NYSE: KR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 16, 2024, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $65 from $58. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to Underperform on April 08, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $48. On March 28, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $62 on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $60 on March 08, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and raised its price target to $50 on February 27, 2024. HSBC Securities started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on September 22, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $52. In a note dated March 20, 2023, Northcoast upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $60.

Kroger Co. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $42.10 and $58.34. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54.05 within the next 12 months. Kroger Co. [NYSE: KR] shares were valued at $56.57 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.45% based on the average KR price forecast.

Analyzing the KR fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Kroger Co. [NYSE:KR] were 150.04B which represents 6.44% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.22% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.95.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 55.83 points at the first support level, and at 55.09 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 57.00, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 57.43.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Kroger Co. [NYSE:KR] is 0.81. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.36, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.27, the price to book ratio is 3.51 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.11.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved FIKE CARIN L, Vice President and Treasurer, that happened on Sep 22 ’23 when 4798.0 shares were sold. Vice President and Treasurer, FIKE CARIN L completed a deal on Sep 15 ’23 to sell 6000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Massa Timothy A sold 23000.0 shares on Sep 12 ’23.

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