Roth Capital Weighs in on Kroger’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:KR)

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kroger in a research report issued on Friday, December 6th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will earn $4.48 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on KR. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Kroger in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Kroger from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. StockNews.com cut shares of Kroger from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. BMO Capital Markets cut Kroger from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Kroger from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kroger presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.33.

Kroger Price Performance

Shares of KR stock opened at $60.74 on Monday. Kroger has a 1-year low of $43.51 and a 1-year high of $61.37. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $57.81 and its 200 day moving average is $54.65. The company has a market cap of $43.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.07, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kroger

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KR. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Kroger by 1.1% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,890,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,248,000 after acquiring an additional 53,006 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its position in Kroger by 1.7% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,176,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,697,000 after acquiring an additional 36,083 shares during the last quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kroger in the second quarter valued at about $10,336,000. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kroger in the second quarter valued at about $6,524,000. Finally, Wright Investors Service Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Kroger by 63.0% in the third quarter. Wright Investors Service Inc. now owns 38,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,231,000 after buying an additional 15,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Kroger news, SVP Yael Cosset sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.39, for a total value of $1,167,800.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 144,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,444,361.80. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Carin L. Fike sold 3,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.57, for a total value of $167,265.70. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 47,593 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,644,743.01. The trade was a 5.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 58,821 shares of company stock valued at $3,445,490. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Kroger Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Kroger’s payout ratio is presently 33.86%.

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.