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After finishing at $71.35 in the prior trading day, Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) closed at $70.23, down -1.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.14 million shares were traded. KR stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.97.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.66.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on June 23, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $82 from $73 previously.
On May 20, 2025, Melius Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $70.
Melius Downgraded its Hold to Sell on April 01, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $58.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 27 ’25 when Adcock Mary Ellen sold 34,250 shares for $71.16 per share. The transaction valued at 2,437,230 led to the insider holds 184,473 shares of the business.
Arreaga Gabriel sold 37,960 shares of KR for $2,749,633 on Jun 25 ’25. The Executive Vice President now owns 75,218 shares after completing the transaction at $72.44 per share. On Jun 23 ’25, another insider, Massa Timothy A, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 8,415 shares for $74.00 each. As a result, the insider received 622,710 and left with 118,761 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 46432985088 and an Enterprise Value of 72498036736. As of this moment, Kroger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.493 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.724.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KR is 0.58, which has changed by 0.3547454 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KR has reached a high of $74.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 11222680 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 661.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 655.69M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.29% stake in the company. Shares short for KR as of 1749772800 were 34723357 with a Short Ratio of 4.03, compared to 1747267200 on 36905127. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 34723357 and a Short% of Float of 6.02.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.28, compared to 0.96 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017939733The 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 2025-05-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1755216000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
