Telsey Advisory Group Reiterates “Outperform” Rating for Kroger (NYSE:KR)

Kroger (NYSE:KR)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $65.00 price target on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price suggests a potential upside of 7.01% from the company’s previous close. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Kroger’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.45 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.

KR has been the topic of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Kroger from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Kroger from $59.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Melius Research started coverage on shares of Kroger in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $55.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of Kroger from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Kroger from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 13th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Kroger currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.33.

Kroger Stock Performance

KR opened at $60.74 on Wednesday. Kroger has a 12-month low of $43.51 and a 12-month high of $61.37. The company has a market cap of $43.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.48. 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’s 50 day moving average is $57.81 and its 200 day moving average is $54.65.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.01. Kroger had a net margin of 1.85% and a return on equity of 27.73%. The firm had revenue of $33.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.19 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Kroger will post 4.45 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Yael Cosset sold 20,000 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 144,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,444,361.80. This trade represents a 12.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Timothy A. Massa sold 25,889 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.12, for a total value of $1,556,446.68. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 115,861 shares in the company, valued at $6,965,563.32. The trade was a 18.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 58,821 shares of company stock valued at $3,445,490 in the last quarter. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KR. DGS Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kroger by 3.6% during the third quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 13,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,000 after buying an additional 449 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Kroger by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,269,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,426,000 after acquiring an additional 281,878 shares during the period. Tri Ri Asset Management Corp purchased a new position in Kroger during the 3rd quarter valued at $4,037,000. Synovus Financial Corp increased its stake in Kroger by 3.7% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 10,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Kroger by 1.2% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 59,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,391,000 after purchasing an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

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.