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As of close of business last night, WK Kellogg Co’s stock clocked out at $20.17, up 0.10% from its previous closing price of $20.15. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. KLG stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.98.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of KLG’s stock, we examine its different 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 1738593536 and an Enterprise Value of 2342868736. As of this moment, WK’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.865 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.758.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KLG is 0.87, which has changed by 0.041838884 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.101756096 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 7.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.81%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KLG traded 1.09M shares on average per day over the past three months and 743300 shares per day 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 79.83% stake in the company. Shares short for KLG as of 1741910400 were 10875857 with a Short Ratio of 10.01, compared to 1739491200 on 12440547. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10875857 and a Short% of Float of 23.32.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.64, KLG has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.65. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031761788
