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Stocks Info
Kroger Co is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Grocery Stores industry. The current market capitalization of Kroger Co is $48.23B. A total of 3.68 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.64M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Wheatley Christine S sold 30,000 shares of KR for 72.07 per share on Apr 23 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 97,737 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 22 ’25, COSSET YAEL sold 30,000 shares at 73.00 per share. KR shares that Executive Vice President owns now total 139,124.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Massa Timothy A disposed of 22,565 shares on Apr 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $73.00. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 127,176 shares of KR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Arreaga Gabriel sold 13,867 shares at $71.82 per share on Apr 21 ’25. Company shares held by the Executive Vice President now total 75,218.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Kroger Co pays an annual dividend of $1.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.84. KR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.94% when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/15/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/14/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2%. The KR stock dividend was $0.32 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KR has a high of $73.63 and a low of $49.04.
As of this writing, KR has an earnings estimate of $1.46 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 20.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.5 per share and a lower estimate of $1.43.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. KR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.90B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $20.44B in debt and $16.32B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $12.55, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.43B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for KR is Buy with a score of 4.00.
