Roth Capital Has Strong Forecast for Kroger FY2025 Earnings

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kroger in a research note issued to investors on Friday, December 6th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the company will earn $4.48 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.47. The consensus estimate for Kroger’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Kroger’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $33.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $34.19 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 27.73% and a net margin of 1.85%. The firm’s 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 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on KR. Guggenheim boosted their price target on shares of Kroger from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. StockNews.com downgraded Kroger from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Kroger from $59.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Kroger from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 target price on shares of Kroger in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kroger currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.33.

Kroger Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of Kroger stock opened at $57.78 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $54.65. The stock has a market cap of $41.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.29, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.48. Kroger has a 12-month low of $43.51 and a 12-month high of $61.37.

Kroger Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. Kroger’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.86%.

Insider Activity at Kroger

In other Kroger news, SVP Valerie L. Jabbar sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.91, for a total transaction of $167,730.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 74,084 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,142,036.44. The trade was a 3.89 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Timothy A. Massa sold 25,889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.12, for a total transaction of $1,556,446.68. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 115,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,965,563.32. This trade represents a 18.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 38,821 shares of company stock worth $2,277,690 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mendel Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kroger by 0.6% during the third quarter. Mendel Capital Management LLC now owns 31,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,808,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Kroger by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 16,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $826,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. SignalPoint Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kroger by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. SignalPoint Asset Management LLC now owns 6,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kroger by 1.9% during the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 11,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $672,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M3 Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Kroger by 5.6% in the third quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kroger Company Profile

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.