Kroger Co [KR] stock is trading at $62.06, down -1.96%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The KR shares have gain 4.78% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.16%, and 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 December 03, 2024, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $73 from $54. Previously, BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Market Perform on December 03, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $60. On November 27, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $65 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $56 on October 18, 2024. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $60 on June 18, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on April 16, 2024, and upped its price target to $65. In a note dated April 08, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $48.
Kroger Co [KR] stock has fluctuated between $43.51 and $63.59 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $64.8 within the next 12 months. Kroger Co [NYSE: KR] shares were valued at $62.06 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.42% based on the average KR price forecast.
Analyzing the KR fundamentals
Kroger Co [NYSE:KR] reported sales of 150.20B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 0.17%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.22 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 2.31.
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 61.60 points at the first support level, and at 61.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 62.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 63.91.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Kroger Co’s Current Ratio is 0.87. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.46, and the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.29, the price to book ratio is 3.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.24.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved COSSET YAEL, Senior Vice President and CIO, that happened on Dec 10 ’24 when 20000.0 shares were sold. Senior Vice President and CIO, COSSET YAEL completed a deal on Dec 09 ’24 to sell 30000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Massa Timothy A sold 25889.0 shares on Dec 06 ’24.
