After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Kroger Co is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Defensive sector and is a part of the Grocery Stores industry. The current market capitalization of Kroger Co is $47.03B. A total of 4.49 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.62M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Foley Todd A sold 16,932 shares of KR for 61.44 per share on Dec 19 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior VP & Interim CFO now owns 53,782 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 12 ’24, Aitken Stuart sold 132,627 shares at 63.18 per share. KR shares that Senior Vice President owns now total 217,523.
Among the insiders who sold shares, COSSET YAEL disposed of 20,000 shares on Dec 10 ’24 at a per-share price of $58.39. This resulted in the Senior Vice President and CIO holding 144,620 shares of KR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, COSSET YAEL sold 30,000 shares at $58.54 per share on Dec 09 ’24. Company shares held by the Senior Vice President and CIO now total 164,620.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Kroger Co pays an annual dividend of $1.22, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.20. KR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2% when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/1/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.08%. The KR stock dividend was $0.32 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KR has a high of $65.75 and a low of $44.48.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $17.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.43B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.10.
