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The price of Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) closed at $67.28 in the last session, up 0.37% from day before closing price of $67.03. In other words, the price has increased by $0.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded. KR stock price reached its highest trading level at $67.5467 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.7008.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.55.
On August 20, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $75. On July 21, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $75.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on July 21, 2025, with a $75 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 16 ’25 when MOORE CLYDE R sold 3,810 shares for $71.61 per share. The transaction valued at 272,834 led to the insider holds 85,850 shares of the business.
MOORE CLYDE R bought 3,810 shares of KR for $272,834 on Jul 16 ’25. On Jul 11 ’25, another insider, MOORE CLYDE R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 26,814 shares for $70.50 each. As a result, the insider received 1,890,387 and left with 99,143 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KR now has a Market Capitalization of 44584988672 and an Enterprise Value of 70615441408. As of this moment, Kroger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.48 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.798.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KR is 0.57, which has changed by 0.11853695 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KR has reached a high of $74.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.20%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KR traded on average about 6.96M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6095350 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 663.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 657.01M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.98% stake in the company. Shares short for KR as of 1763078400 were 28794945 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1760486400 on 25741308. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 28794945 and a Short% of Float of 4.9799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for KR is 1.34, which was 1.31 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019543488. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.0. . The current Payout Ratio is 34.03% for KR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Kroger Co (KR) is currently being evaluated by a team of 21.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.23, with high estimates of $1.58 and low estimates of $1.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.86 and $4.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.79. EPS for the following year is $5.28, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $5.54 and $4.99.
Revenue Estimates
According to 15 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $34.24B. It ranges from a high estimate of $34.68B to a low estimate of $33.88B. As of . The current estimate, Kroger Co’s year-ago sales were $33.63BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $35.23B. There is a high estimate of $35.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $34.85B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $149.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $147.8B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $148.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $147.12BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $152.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $156.22B and the low estimate is $150.96B.
