The pursuit of market outperformance leads investors to the practice of hand-picking stocks. Skillful choices can be a catalyst for significant wealth enhancement.
In the latest session, Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) closed at $65.49 down -1.00% from its previous closing price of $66.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.15 million shares were traded. KR stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.2303 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.15.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Kroger Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.92.
On April 01, 2025, Melius Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $58.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 23 ’25 when Wheatley Christine S sold 30,000 shares for $72.07 per share. The transaction valued at 2,162,058 led to the insider holds 97,737 shares of the business.
COSSET YAEL sold 30,000 shares of KR for $2,190,000 on Apr 22 ’25. The Executive Vice President now owns 139,124 shares after completing the transaction at $73.00 per share. On Apr 22 ’25, another insider, Massa Timothy A, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 22,565 shares for $73.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,647,245 and left with 127,176 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 44046151680 and an Enterprise Value of 67830521856. As of this moment, Kroger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.30. 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 5.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.461 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.56.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KR is 0.57, which has changed by 0.2748686 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KR has reached a high of $73.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.72%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KR has traded an average of 7.84M shares per day and 7563710 over the past ten days. A total of 665.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 660.20M. Insiders hold about 0.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.73% stake in the company. Shares short for KR as of 1747267200 were 36905127 with a Short Ratio of 4.71, compared to 1744675200 on 34231080. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36905127 and a Short% of Float of 6.35.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KR is 0.96, from 1.25 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01889359The 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 1747267200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
