The stock of Kellanova (K) has seen a 1.17% increase in the past week, with a -3.60% drop in the past month, and a -3.56% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.74% for K. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.94% for K’s stock, with a -2.36% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Kellanova (NYSE: K) Right Now?
Kellanova (NYSE: K) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.04x compared to its average ratio. K has 36-month beta value of 0.28. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for K is 297.32M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of K on July 01, 2025 was 3.73M shares.
K) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Kellanova (NYSE: K) has surged by 0.67 when compared to previous closing price of 79.0, but the company has seen a 1.17% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-25 that MCLEAN, Va. & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mars, Incorporated, a family-owned, global leader in pet care, snacking and food, and Kellanova (NYSE: K), a leader in global snacking, international cereal and noodles and North America frozen foods, today announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its antitrust review of Mars’ pending acquisition of Kellanova. Poul Weihrauch, CEO & Office of the President, Mars, Incorporated, said: “We are very pleased that the FTC has comp.
Analysts’ Opinion of K
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for K stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for K by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for K in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $83.50 based on the research report published on May 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see K reach a price target of $83.50. The rating they have provided for K stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 18th, 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Neutral” to K, setting the target price at $83 in the report published on November 01st of the previous year.
K Trading at -2.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought K to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.43% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at K starting from KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, who sale 114,583 shares at the price of $79.37 back on Jun 30 ’25. After this action, KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST now owns 46,014,118 shares of Kellanova, valued at $9,094,602 using the latest closing price.
KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST, the 10% Owner of Kellanova, sale 114,583 shares at $78.42 during a trade that took place back on Jun 23 ’25, which means that KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST is holding 46,128,701 shares at $8,985,106 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for K
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kellanova stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 39.05, with 8.96 for asset returns.
Based on Kellanova (K), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.56.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.33 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.80.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Kellanova (K) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
