Analyzing WK Kellogg Co (KLG)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

WK Kellogg Co [KLG] stock is trading at $19.63, up 3.04%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KLG shares have gain 4.97% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.51%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

WK Kellogg Co [NYSE: KLG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 24, 2025, when Morgan Stanley initiated its Underweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $18. Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Sell on January 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $16. On July 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform and revised its price target to $17 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to a Underperform but stick to its price target of $20 on May 08, 2024. Morgan Stanley initiated its recommendation with a Equal-Weight and recommended $13 as its price target on December 14, 2023. Evercore ISI started tracking with a In-line rating for this stock on November 13, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $13. In a note dated November 06, 2023, Barclays initiated an Underweight rating and provided a target price of $11 on this stock.

WK Kellogg Co [KLG] stock has fluctuated between $15.17 and $24.63 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $15 within the next 12 months. WK Kellogg Co [NYSE: KLG] shares were valued at $19.63 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -23.59% based on the average KLG price forecast.

Analyzing the KLG fundamentals

WK Kellogg Co [NYSE:KLG] reported sales of 2.71B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -1.69%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. 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 of1.99.

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 19.22 points at the first support level, and at 18.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.86, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.09.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, WK Kellogg Co’s Current Ratio is 0.74. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.32, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.62, the price to book ratio is 5.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.95.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Gund G Zachary, Director, that happened on Nov 15 ’24 when 55000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Gund G Zachary completed a deal on Nov 12 ’24 to buy 65000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Gund G Zachary bought 65000.0 shares on Nov 14 ’24.

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