Metric Analysis: WK Kellogg Co (KLG)’s Key Ratios in the Limelight

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In the latest session, WK Kellogg Co (NYSE: KLG) closed at $17.82 down -2.30% from its previous closing price of $18.24. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded.

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:

As of this moment, WK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.65. 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 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.84.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, KLG has reached a high of $24.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.18%.

Shares Statistics:

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 79.61% stake in the company.

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