Kroger Co [KR] stock prices are up 0.93% to $72.98 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The KR shares have gain 5.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.59%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Kroger Co [NYSE: KR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 01, 2025, when Melius downgraded its rating to a Sell but kept the price target unchanged to $58 for it. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $73 on December 03, 2024. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Market Perform but $60 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 03, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on November 27, 2024, and upped its price target to $65. In a note dated October 18, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $56 on this stock.
The stock price of Kroger Co [KR] has been fluctuating between $49.04 and $72.51 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $68 within the next 12 months. Kroger Co [NYSE: KR] shares were valued at $72.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -6.82% based on the average KR price forecast.
Analyzing the KR fundamentals
The Kroger Co [NYSE:KR] reported sales of 147.12B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -7.44%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.22% 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 0.05, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 3.03.
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 72.22 points at the first support level, and at 71.47 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 73.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 74.39.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Kroger Co [NYSE:KR]’s Current Ratio is 0.96. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.52 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.33, the price to book ratio is 5.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.85.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Arreaga Gabriel, Executive Vice President, that happened on Apr 21 ’25 when 13867.0 shares were sold. Vice President & Controller, Nichols Brian W completed a deal on Apr 21 ’25 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Foley Todd A sold 14001.0 shares on Apr 17 ’25.
