Telsey Advisory Group Expects Reduced Earnings for Kroger

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kroger in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.45 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.50. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $65.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kroger’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Kroger’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.67 EPS.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $33.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $34.19 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 28.54% and a net margin of 1.86%. Kroger’s revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also commented on KR. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Kroger from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of Kroger from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group raised Kroger from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $54.00 to $73.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. StockNews.com cut shares of Kroger from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Kroger from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.33.

Kroger Stock Performance

KR stock opened at $59.23 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.46. Kroger has a 1-year low of $43.51 and a 1-year high of $61.37. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $57.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $54.62. The company has a market capitalization of $42.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.67, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 0.48.

Institutional Trading of Kroger

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KR. Altshuler Shaham Ltd purchased a new stake in Kroger during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new position in Kroger in the third quarter worth $34,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Kroger in the third quarter valued at $40,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kroger by 218.8% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 714 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in shares of Kroger in the 3rd quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kroger news, SVP Valerie L. Jabbar sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.91, for a total value of $167,730.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 74,084 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,142,036.44. This trade represents a 3.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Carin L. Fike sold 3,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.57, for a total value of $167,265.70. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 47,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,644,743.01. This represents a 5.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 12,932 shares of company stock valued at $721,243. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Kroger Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.16%. Kroger’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.86%.

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.