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In the latest session, Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) closed at $70.37 up 0.53% from its previous closing price of $70.00. In other words, the price has increased by $0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.52 million shares were traded. KR stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.56.
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 8.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.82. 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.
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 46507114496 and an Enterprise Value of 71480762368. As of this moment, Kroger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.60. 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 5.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.486 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.021.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KR is 0.62, which has changed by 0.2706753 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 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 5.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.83%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KR has traded an average of 7.37M shares per day and 9122200 over the past ten days. A total of 660.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 655.43M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.07% stake in the company. Shares short for KR as of 1744675200 were 34231080 with a Short Ratio of 4.64, compared to 1741910400 on 37938284. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 34231080 and a Short% of Float of 5.9699997.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KR is 1.25, from 1.25 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017857144The 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 2025-02-14 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.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Kroger Co (KR) is currently drawing attention from 20.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.0, with high estimates of $1.16 and low estimates of $0.92.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.93 and $4.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.74. EPS for the following year is $5.15, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $5.42 and $4.89.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 17 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $45.36B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $46.22B to a low estimate of $44.67B. As of the current estimate, Kroger Co’s year-ago sales were $45.27BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $34.13B. There is a high estimate of $34.62B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $33.58B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $153.16B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $145.67B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $149.3B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $147.12BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $153.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $159.74B and the low estimate is $150.19B.
