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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 $43.99B. A total of 4.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.96M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Aitken Stuart sold 132,627 shares of KR for 63.18 per share on Dec 12 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 217,523 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 10 ’24, COSSET YAEL sold 20,000 shares at 58.39 per share. KR shares that Senior Vice President and CIO owns now total 144,620.
Among the insiders who sold shares, COSSET YAEL disposed of 30,000 shares on Dec 09 ’24 at a per-share price of $58.54. This resulted in the Senior Vice President and CIO holding 164,620 shares of KR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Massa Timothy A sold 25,889 shares at $60.12 per share on Dec 06 ’24. Company shares held by the Senior Vice President now total 115,861.
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 $1.22, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.97%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.23. KR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.31% when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.36%. 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 $63.59 and a low of $43.51.
As of this writing, KR has an earnings estimate of $1.09 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.16 per share and a lower estimate of $1.04.
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 $17.29, 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 4.11.
