Kroger Company (The) (KR): Price and Financial Metrics
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KR POWR Grades
- KR scores best on the Value dimension, with a Value rank ahead of 95.03% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for KR is in Growth, which has been heading down over the past 31 weeks.
- KR's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 9.4% of US stocks).
KR Stock Summary
- The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for KR is 13.84 -- better than 97.81% of US stocks.
- Kroger Co's stock had its IPO on January 1, 1986, making it an older stock than 92.7% of US equities in our set.
- With a price/sales ratio of 0.22, Kroger Co has a higher such ratio than only 2.86% of stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Kroger Co, a group of peers worth examining would be BBY, ROK, AFL, WLTW, and MGA.
- Visit KR's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.thekrogerco.com.
KR Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Consumer Defensive stock, KR's EV/EBIT ratio is 33.51% lower, now standing at 12.3.
- KR's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down $0.8 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for KR.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | 2018-12-17 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| KR | 2018-08-08 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.8 |
| KR | 2018-05-17 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 17.7 |
| KR | 2006-07-10 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 10.9 |
| KR | 2005-03-22 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 54.4 | 16.5 |
| KR | 2004-03-22 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 9.6 |
KR Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of KR, see our KR price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
| Average Price Target | $35.75 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.92 (Hold) |
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KR Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $39.20 | 52-week high | $42.99 |
| Prev. close | $39.19 | 52-week low | $30.35 |
| Day low | $38.90 | Volume | 1,548,236 |
| Day high | $39.44 | Avg. volume | 10,001,459 |
| 50-day MA | $37.62 | Dividend yield | 1.84% |
| 200-day MA | $34.55 | Market Cap | 29.68B |
Kroger Company (The) (KR) Company Bio
Kroger operates as a retailer in the United States and internationally. It also manufactures and processes food for sale in its supermarkets. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
KR Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $39.20 | $131.87 | 260% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Kroger Co. To summarize, we found that Kroger Co ranked in the 79th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 262%. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for KR, they are:
- As a business, KR is generating more cash flow than 87.06% of positive cash flow stocks in the Consumer Defensive.
- 58% of the company's capital comes from equity, which is greater than just 21.46% of stocks in our cash flow based forecasting set.
- Kroger Co's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than only 2.98% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 253% |
| 1% | 257% |
| 2% | 260% |
| 3% | 264% |
| 4% | 267% |
| 5% | 271% |
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Latest KR News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Kroger Co that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate KR as an investment opportunity.
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Kroger's Earnings Call: 3 TakeawaysInvestors cheered the latest earnings news out of Kroger (NYSE: KR). In a conference call with Wall Street analysts, CEO Rodney McMullen and his team made the case that this performance implies fundamentally stronger growth ahead than shareholders had seen before COVID-19 struck in early 2020. |
Earnings Estimates Rising for Kroger (KR): Will It Gain?Kroger (KR) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions. |
Are Investors Undervaluing Kroger (KR) Right Now?Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks. |
KR Price Returns
| 1-mo | 7.52% |
| 3-mo | 5.81% |
| 6-mo | N/A |
| 1-year | 21.99% |
| 3-year | 44.71% |
| 5-year | 25.15% |
| YTD | 24.70% |
| 2020 | 11.90% |
| 2019 | 7.90% |
| 2018 | 3.68% |
| 2017 | -18.97% |
| 2016 | -16.40% |
KR Dividends
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