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In the latest session, WK Kellogg Co (NYSE: KLG) closed at $18.56 up 1.87% from its previous closing price of $18.22. In other words, the price has increased by $1.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. KLG stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.17.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of WK Kellogg Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.32 and its Current Ratio is at 0.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.75.
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, Morgan Stanley on March 24, 2025, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $18.
On January 08, 2025, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $16.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on July 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $17.
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 Nov 15 ’24 when Gund G Zachary bought 55,000 shares for $17.20 per share. The transaction valued at 946,082 led to the insider holds 250,000 shares of the business.
Gund G Zachary bought 65,000 shares of KLG for $1,165,801 on Nov 12 ’24. The Director now owns 65,000 shares after completing the transaction at $17.94 per share. On Nov 14 ’24, another insider, Gund G Zachary, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 65,000 shares for $17.76 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,154,101 and bolstered with 195,000 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, KLG now has a Market Capitalization of 1599816320 and an Enterprise Value of 2205815552. As of this moment, WK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.815 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.304.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLG is 1.16, which has changed by -0.016428173 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KLG has reached a high of $24.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.09%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KLG has traded an average of 1.10M shares per day and 911660 over the past ten days. A total of 86.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.38M. Insiders hold about 27.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.76% stake in the company. Shares short for KLG as of 1740700800 were 12086280 with a Short Ratio of 10.98, compared to 1738281600 on 12304974. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12086280 and a Short% of Float of 25.370002000000003.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KLG is 0.65, from 0.64 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035126235
Earnings Estimates
The performance of WK Kellogg Co (KLG) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 7.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.46, with high estimates of $0.53 and low estimates of $0.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.01 and $1.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.52. EPS for the following year is $1.77, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $2.25 and $1.19.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 3 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $677.91M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $682M to a low estimate of $673M. As of the current estimate, WK Kellogg Co’s year-ago sales were $707MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $669.77M. There is a high estimate of $677M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $665M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KLG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.72B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.71BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.68B and the low estimate is $2.61B.
