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After finishing at $81.80 in the prior trading day, Kellanova (NYSE: K) closed at $82.13, up 0.40%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.83 million shares were traded. K stock price reached its highest trading level at $82.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $81.32.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of K 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 86.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.40.
On November 01, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $83.
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 May 14 ’25 when KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST sold 114,583 shares for $81.79 per share. The transaction valued at 9,372,225 led to the insider holds 46,701,616 shares of the business.
KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST sold 114,583 shares of K for $9,459,743 on May 07 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 46,816,199 shares after completing the transaction at $82.56 per share. On May 07 ’25, another insider, KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, who serves as the Owner of approximately 20% of of the company, bought 458,332 shares for $82.56 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, K now has a Market Capitalization of 28494100480 and an Enterprise Value of 34528104448. As of this moment, Kellanova’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 12.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.733 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.55.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for K is 0.29, which has changed by 0.33414555 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11571348 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, K has reached a high of $83.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.80M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3368780 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 346.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 296.69M. Insiders hold about 14.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.55% stake in the company. Shares short for K as of 1745971200 were 10609190 with a Short Ratio of 3.79, compared to 1743379200 on 7041112. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10609190 and a Short% of Float of 3.5900000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, K’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.27, compared to 2.27 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02775061The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.51. The current Payout Ratio is 58.22% for K, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1748822400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-10-02 when the company split stock in a 1065:1000 ratio.
