Analysts Issue Forecasts for Kroger FY2025 Earnings

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Kroger in a research report issued on Monday, December 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will earn $4.48 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.45. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kroger’s current full-year earnings is $4.44 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Kroger’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.36 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Kroger from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Kroger from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Kroger from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Kroger from $70.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Roth Mkm upped their target price on Kroger from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kroger has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $65.79.

Kroger Price Performance

Shares of KR opened at $61.83 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $59.07 and a 200-day moving average of $55.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. Kroger has a twelve month low of $44.48 and a twelve month high of $63.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.48.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $33.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.19 billion. Kroger had a net margin of 1.85% and a return on equity of 27.73%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 EPS.

Kroger announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, December 11th that permits the company to repurchase $7.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 16.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kroger

In other news, SVP Stuart Aitken sold 132,627 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.18, for a total transaction of $8,379,373.86. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 217,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,743,103.14. The trade was a 37.88 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Brian W. Nichols sold 6,922 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.80, for a total value of $386,247.60. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 14,063 shares in the company, valued at approximately $784,715.40. The trade was a 32.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 202,370 shares of company stock worth $12,530,170. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KR. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Kroger by 14.0% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 55,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,749,000 after acquiring an additional 6,751 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Kroger during the second quarter worth $212,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Kroger by 11.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 134,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,736,000 after acquiring an additional 14,163 shares during the period. Kintegral Advisory LLC increased its stake in Kroger by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Kintegral Advisory LLC now owns 30,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,498,000 after buying an additional 2,743 shares during the period. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Kroger by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $488,000 after buying an additional 638 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Kroger

The Kroger Co operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys.