After finishing at $71.46 in the prior trading day, Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) closed at $69.32, down -2.99%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.99 million shares were traded. KR stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.4327 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.115.
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 7.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.50. 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, Barclays on July 21, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $75.
On June 23, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $73 to $82.
Melius Upgraded its Sell to Hold on May 20, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $70.
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 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 45831331840 and an Enterprise Value of 70695362560. As of this moment, Kroger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.481 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.857.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KR is 0.58, which has changed by 0.26727605 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17535925 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 $50.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.36%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5829000 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 655.98M. Insiders hold about 0.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.71% stake in the company. Shares short for KR as of 1752537600 were 32272392 with a Short Ratio of 4.44, compared to 1749772800 on 34723357. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32272392 and a Short% of Float of 5.5999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.28, compared to 1.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017912118The 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 2025-08-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
