The stock of Kroger Co (KR) has seen a 0.79% increase in the past week, with a -2.35% drop in the past month, and a -0.57% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.98%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.96% for KR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.53% for KR’s stock, with a 6.01% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) is above average at 17.95x. The 36-month beta value for KR is also noteworthy at 0.57. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KR is 660.19M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.08% of that float. The average trading volume of KR on June 17, 2025 was 7.68M shares.
KR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) has jumped by 0.69 compared to previous close of 65.56. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.79% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-16 that Retailer recognized for outstanding associate, customer and investor trust scores CINCINNATI, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), America’s grocer, today announced it has been recognized by Newsweek as one of “America’s Most Trustworthy Companies” for 2025. “We work to earn trust every day by delivering great quality food at low prices, offering dependable employment with opportunities for fulfilling careers, caring for our communities and rewarding shareholders,” said Ron Sargent, Kroger’s Chairman and CEO.
Analysts’ Opinion of KR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KR stocks, with Melius repeating the rating for KR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for KR in the upcoming period, according to Melius is $70 based on the research report published on May 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Melius, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KR reach a price target of $58. The rating they have provided for KR stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on April 01st, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to KR, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on February 04th of the current year.
KR Trading at -4.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.35% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KR starting from Wheatley Christine S, who sale 30,000 shares at the price of $72.07 back on Apr 23 ’25. After this action, Wheatley Christine S now owns 97,737 shares of Kroger Co, valued at $2,162,058 using the latest closing price.
COSSET YAEL, the Executive Vice President of Kroger Co, sale 30,000 shares at $73.00 during a trade that took place back on Apr 22 ’25, which means that COSSET YAEL is holding 139,124 shares at $2,190,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kroger Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 26.59, with 4.99 for asset returns.
Based on Kroger Co (KR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 67.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.96.
Conclusion
In summary, Kroger Co (KR) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
