Kroger Co [KR] stock prices are up 1.43% to $61.83 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The KR shares have gain 1.08% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.41%, 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.
The stock price of Kroger Co [KR] has been fluctuating between $44.48 and $63.59 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69 within the next 12 months. Kroger Co [NYSE: KR] shares were valued at $61.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.6% based on the average KR price forecast.
Analyzing the KR fundamentals
The Kroger Co [NYSE:KR] reported sales of 149.88B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -0.95%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.6.
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 61.21 points at the first support level, and at 60.58 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 62.16, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 62.48.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Kroger Co [NYSE:KR]’s Current Ratio is 1.54. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.07, while the Cash Ratio is 0.82. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.30, the price to book ratio is 3.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.36.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Foley Todd A, Senior VP & Interim CFO, that happened on Dec 19 ’24 when 16932.0 shares were sold. Senior Vice President, Aitken Stuart completed a deal on Dec 12 ’24 to sell 0.13 million shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President and CIO COSSET YAEL sold 20000.0 shares on Dec 10 ’24.
