Hara Capital LLC Purchases Shares of 1,050 The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC)

Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHCFree Report) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 1,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Kraft Heinz in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 249.5% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 741 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 1,077.0% in the third quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 871 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 797 shares during the last quarter. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Kraft Heinz in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 94.8% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 978 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 476 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.17% of the company’s stock.

Kraft Heinz Trading Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ:KHC opened at $32.82 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $39.69 billion, a PE ratio of 29.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $35.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.74. The Kraft Heinz Company has a 12-month low of $31.58 and a 12-month high of $38.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHCGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $6.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.42 billion. Kraft Heinz had a return on equity of 7.46% and a net margin of 5.24%. Kraft Heinz’s revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that The Kraft Heinz Company will post 3.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kraft Heinz Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. Kraft Heinz’s dividend payout ratio is presently 144.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kraft Heinz

In other news, EVP Pedro F. P. Navio sold 45,000 shares of Kraft Heinz stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.45, for a total transaction of $1,505,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 168,195 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,626,122.75. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.37% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays lowered their price target on Kraft Heinz from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Kraft Heinz from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Kraft Heinz from $41.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Kraft Heinz from $42.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Kraft Heinz from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $39.00 to $35.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.25.

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Kraft Heinz Profile

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The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Heinz, ABC, Master, Quero, Kraft, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands.

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