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KR

Kroger Co

Dec 13 • 04:00PM ET

62.06

Dollar change -1.24
Percentage change -1.96	%

Consumer Defensive • Grocery Stores • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	16.24	EPS (ttm)	3.82	Insider Own	0.81%	Shs Outstand	724.00M	Perf Week	4.78%
Market Cap	44.90B	Forward P/E	13.34	EPS next Y	4.65	Insider Trans	-1.59%	Shs Float	717.66M	Perf Month	4.16%
Income	2.77B	PEG	2.95	EPS next Q	1.10	Inst Own	81.42%	Short Float	1.45%	Perf Quarter	10.45%
Sales	150.20B	P/S	0.30	EPS this Y	-6.70%	Inst Trans	-0.25%	Short Ratio	2.61	Perf Half Y	23.18%
Book/sh	17.29	P/B	3.59	EPS next Y	4.71%	ROA	5.46%	Short Interest	10.37M	Perf Year	38.77%
Cash/sh	5.36	P/C	11.58	EPS next 5Y	5.50%	ROE	23.97%	52W Range	43.51 - 63.59	Perf YTD	35.77%
Dividend Est.	1.21 (1.95%)	P/FCF	26.27	EPS past 5Y	-4.67%	ROI	8.94%	52W High	-2.41%	Beta	0.47
Dividend TTM	1.22 (1.97%)	Quick Ratio	0.46	Sales past 5Y	4.41%	Gross Margin	20.32%	52W Low	42.63%	ATR (14)	1.46
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 15, 2024	Current Ratio	0.87	EPS Y/Y TTM	70.58%	Oper. Margin	3.22%	RSI (14)	60.11	Volatility	3.14% 2.23%
Employees	414000	Debt/Eq	1.55	Sales Y/Y TTM	1.46%	Profit Margin	1.85%	Recom	2.21	Target Price	63.78
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.48	EPS Q/Q	355.78%	Payout	38.18%	Rel Volume	1.32	Prev Close	63.30
Sales Surprise	-1.64%	EPS Surprise	0.67%	Sales Q/Q	0.17%	Earnings	Dec 05 BMO	Avg Volume	3.97M	Price	62.06
SMA20	3.69%	SMA50	6.67%	SMA200	12.83%	Trades		Volume	5,218,090	Change	-1.96%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Dec-03-24	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$54 → $73
Dec-03-24	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$60
Nov-27-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$62 → $65
Oct-18-24	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Neutral	$56
Jun-18-24	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$58 → $60
Apr-16-24	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$58 → $65
Apr-08-24	Downgrade	Exane BNP Paribas	Neutral → Underperform	$48
Mar-28-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$60 → $62
Mar-08-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$55 → $60
Feb-27-24	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Underweight → Equal Weight	$42 → $50
Sep-22-23	Initiated	HSBC Securities	Hold	$52
Mar-20-23	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy	$60
Mar-03-23	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$54
Jan-17-23	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$44 → $46
Dec-06-22	Initiated	Bernstein	Outperform	$58
Nov-09-22	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$49 → $56
Oct-17-22	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Oct-10-22	Upgrade	Exane BNP Paribas	Neutral → Outperform	$51
Apr-22-22	Upgrade	Exane BNP Paribas	Underperform → Neutral	$60
Apr-08-22	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$61 → $75

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12:39PM	Kroger Offering More than $1,200 in Weekly Savings Ahead of the Holidays (PR Newswire)
12:28PM	Kroger's $7.5B Buyback Gamble: What Investors Need to Know After Merger Meltdown (GuruFocus.com)
12:16PM	Local unions group seeks ouster of Kroger CEO after $7.5 billion buyback plan (Reuters)
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Dec-12-24 05:59PM	Beverage Distributor Accused of Price Discrimination in FTC Lawsuit (The Wall Street Journal)
05:40PM	Kroger (KR) Vs Albertsons (ACI): Which is the Better Stock After Merger Gets Denied (Zacks)
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04:03PM	Kroger Pops To Record High: Buyback Bonanza After Megamerger Blow (Investor's Business Daily)
01:40PM	With merger off, Kroger doubles down on new stores, remodels; restarting buybacks (Chain Store Age)
09:49AM	Kroger Stock Rises on Resumed Buybacks After Collapse of Albertsons Merger (Investopedia)
08:25AM	Albertsons sues Kroger over failed US retail mega-merger (Just Food)
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07:55AM	Kroger likely to stand down after Albertsons ruling, says JPMorgan (TipRanks)
07:04AM	Kroger and Albertsons look ahead after merger deal collapses (Grocery Dive)
07:00AM	Failure of Kroger-Albertsons Merger May Curb Grocers Advertising Ambitions (The Wall Street Journal)
06:39AM	Albertsons quits merger and files suit while Kroger calls claims baseless (Retail Insight Network)
06:18AM	Kroger's $7.5 Billion Buyback Blitz: Eyes Lower Grocery Prices And Big Returns After Albertsons Pivot (Benzinga)
Dec-11-24 10:41PM	Analyst Report: The Kroger Co. (Morningstar Research)
05:35PM	The Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is Off. Where the Stocks Might Go From Here. (Barrons.com)
05:32PM	Strengthening Inflation Poses Challenge for Trump, Fed (The Wall Street Journal)
05:28PM	Kroger Stock Buybacks Resume After Albertsons Megamerger Blow (Investor's Business Daily)
05:08PM	Albertsons Sues Kroger for Breach of Contract in Failed Deal (Bloomberg)
04:50PM	Albertsons Sues Kroger, Terminates Merger After Judge Blocks Supermarket Megadeal (The Wall Street Journal)
04:18PM	Kroger Reiterates Its Commitment to Lower Prices and Initiates New $7.5B Share Buyback Program (PR Newswire)
02:38PM	This Could Be Kroger's Next Move After Albertsons Megamerger Blow (Investor's Business Daily)
02:24PM	Kroger Joins Line to Buy Back Debt After Albertsons Deal Fails (Bloomberg)
01:53PM	Big Tech hopes Trump's new FTC boss will be friendlier. Not everyone is so sure. (Yahoo Finance)
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01:10PM	Albertsons calls off merger and sues Kroger (CNN Business)
12:59PM	Analysts revamp price targets after Kroger-Albertsons deal update (TheStreet)
12:24PM	Albertsons is suing Kroger and calling off their grocery mega-merger (Quartz)
12:00PM	Albertsons-Kroger appeal win is unlikely: Former antitrust regulator (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:10AM	Lifeway Foods Announces New ProBugs Organic Kefir Distribution in More than 250 Harris Teeter Stores (PR Newswire)
11:07AM	The Kroger-Albertsons Deal Is Off. Courthouse Drama Could Be Next (Investopedia)
10:58AM	Albertsons Ends Merger Deal, Sues Kroger. Grocers Blame Each Other for Failed Deal. (Barrons.com)
10:36AM	Albertsons sues Kroger for breach of contract, calls off merger (Chain Store Age)
10:34AM	Kroger Statement Responding to Albertsons' Baseless Lawsuit (PR Newswire)
10:29AM	Apple and Broadcom, Albertsons-Kroger, GM: Trending Tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
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09:12AM	Albertsons Says It Is Terminating Merger Agreement With Kroger (The Wall Street Journal)
09:04AM	Judge Blocks Biggest Grocery Merger In History; Albertsons Sues Kroger (Investor's Business Daily)
08:47AM	Albertsons ends merger with Kroger after court blocks (Investing.com)
08:35AM	Albertsons Files Lawsuit Against Kroger for Breach of Merger Agreement (Business Wire)
08:07AM	Kroger, Albertsons could turn to ad business as mega merger falls through, analysts say (Reuters)
07:12AM	Inflation rose in November, GameStop reports Q3 profit: Yahoo Finance (Yahoo Finance Video)
06:45AM	The Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger was blocked in a big win for the FTC (Quartz)
06:43AM	Kroger weighing options after US courts block $25bn merger with Albertsons (Retail Insight Network)
06:22AM	US district court judge blocks $24.6bn Kroger-Albertsons merger (Retail Insight Network)
Dec-10-24 10:18PM	Trump Aims to Remake Federal Trade Commission With Two Picks (The Wall Street Journal) +5.12%
06:48PM	Krogers $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal Blocked by Judges (Bloomberg)
05:54PM	Krogers Deal for Grocer Rival Albertsons Blocked by Judge (Barrons.com)
05:52PM	Federal judge blocks Kroger's $25B acquisition of Albertsons (Chain Store Age)
05:25PM	Kroger-Albertsons Merger Blocked by Court, Handing Victory to Biden Antitrust Enforcers (The Wall Street Journal)
04:21PM	Kroger Stock Ends Higher After Judge Blocks Albertsons Merger (Investopedia)
04:16PM	Kroger, Walmart Grocery Rival, Pops Amid Merger Ruling (Investor's Business Daily)
04:16PM	Kroger Jumps As Judge Blocks Biggest Grocery Merger In History (Investor's Business Daily)
04:04PM	Kroger-Albertsons deal blocked by federal judge (Yahoo Finance Video)
03:33PM	US court blocks Kroger's $25-billion acquisition of grocery rival Albertsons (Reuters)
10:04AM	Home Chef Forecasts Six Home Cooking Trends for 2025 (PR Newswire)
10:00AM	Kroger Named to Computerworld 2025 List of Best Places to Work in IT (PR Newswire)
Dec-06-24 10:26AM	Kroger narrows FY24 outlook as Q3 total sales drop slightly (Retail Insight Network)
10:00AM	Celebrate the Holidays with Murray's Cheese from Kroger (PR Newswire)
08:30AM	Kroger Announces Extension of Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for Albertsons Companies, Inc. Notes (PR Newswire)
02:02AM	The Kroger Co (KR) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Digital Growth and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
Dec-05-24 06:45PM	Kroger (KR) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Motley Fool)
04:10PM	Analyst Report: The Kroger Co. (Morningstar Research)
02:54PM	Kroger earnings: Why the Albertsons deal could be in trouble (Yahoo Finance Video)
01:30PM	Kroger might give merger ambitions a rest if Albertsons deal fails (Supermarket News)
10:21AM	Kroger Turns In Solid Quarter, but Lower Fuel Sales Weigh (Barrons.com)
09:15AM	Kroger (KR) Meets Q3 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
09:06AM	Warren Buffett's Portfolio Stock Kroger Pauses Buybacks For Albertsons Merger, Narrows FY24 Outlook (Benzinga)
08:50AM	Kroger Stock Falls After Earnings. Lower Fuel Sales Are One Reason Why. (Barrons.com)
08:34AM	Kroger stock down as Q3 revenue falls short of market expectations (Investing.com)
08:25AM	Kroger Results Mostly Weaker Than Estimates as Albertsons Deal Remains Uncertain (Investopedia)
08:08AM	Kroger: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:03AM	Kroger tops sales estimates on higher demand for fresh, cheaper groceries (Reuters)
08:00AM	Kroger Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results and Narrows Guidance Range (PR Newswire)
Dec-04-24 12:10PM	Will Kroger (KR) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? (Zacks)
09:40AM	Is The Kroger Co. (KR) Stock Undervalued Right Now? (Zacks)
Dec-03-24 01:46PM	Jefferies upgrade supermarket chain Kroger to 'buy" (Investing.com)
12:16PM	Why Wall Street analysts are mixed on Kroger-Albertsons deal (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:58AM	Krogers Earnings Are This Week. Wall Street Is Divided. (Barrons.com)
Dec-02-24 01:51PM	What Analysts Think of Kroger Stock Ahead of Earnings (Investopedia)
01:29PM	Kroger (KR) Q3 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates (Zacks)
11:00AM	Coming Soon to Kroger: 12 Merry Days Savings Event (PR Newswire)
08:30AM	Kroger Announces Extension of Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for Albertsons Companies, Inc. Notes (PR Newswire)
Nov-27-24 09:30AM	Wall Street Analysts Think Kroger (KR) Is a Good Investment: Is It? (Zacks)
06:23AM	Kroger, Albertsons gained upper hand with Colorado workers through unlawful pact, lawsuit claims (Grocery Dive)
Nov-26-24 05:58PM	Retail winners & losers as Black Friday nears (Yahoo Finance Video)
08:00AM	Harris Teeter donates 8,500 Thanksgiving meal bags to families through annual Harvest Feast campaign (PR Newswire)
06:40AM	Kroger price target raised to $63 from $61 at Guggenheim (TipRanks)
06:08AM	Circana names Kroger exec Stuart Aitken president and CEO (Grocery Dive)
Nov-25-24 06:00PM	Kroger (KR) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know (Zacks)
03:46PM	Starbucks, Other Retailers Hit by Ransomware Attack on Tech Provider (The Wall Street Journal)
01:32PM	Krogers Marketing Chief to Lead Consumer-Analytics Firm Circana (The Wall Street Journal)
11:50AM	Kroger names new chief merchandising and marketing officer (Supermarket News)
08:30AM	Kroger Announces Extension of Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for Albertsons Companies, Inc. Notes (PR Newswire)
Nov-22-24 07:21PM	Krogers Marketing Chief to Exit Amid Shift in Product Strategy (The Wall Street Journal)

The Kroger Co. engages in the operation of supermarkets, multi-department stores and fulfillment centers. Its brands include Big K, Smart Way, Heritage Farm, Simple Truth, and Simple Truth Organic. The company was founded by Barney Kroger in 1883 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
COSSET YAEL	Senior Vice President and CIO	Dec 10 '24	Sale	58.39	20,000	1,167,880	144,620	Dec 10 01:32 PM
COSSET YAEL	Senior Vice President and CIO	Dec 09 '24	Sale	58.54	30,000	1,756,260	164,620	Dec 09 04:26 PM
Massa Timothy A	Senior Vice President	Dec 06 '24	Option Exercise	37.48	25,889	970,320	141,750	Dec 09 11:51 AM
Massa Timothy A	Senior Vice President	Dec 06 '24	Sale	60.12	25,889	1,556,498	115,861	Dec 09 11:51 AM
Nichols Brian W	Vice President & Controller	Oct 07 '24	Option Exercise	22.92	6,922	158,652	20,985	Oct 08 11:44 AM
Nichols Brian W	Vice President & Controller	Oct 07 '24	Sale	55.80	6,922	386,248	14,063	Oct 08 11:44 AM
Jabbar Valerie L.	Senior Vice President	Sep 23 '24	Sale	55.91	3,000	167,730	74,084	Sep 24 10:33 AM
FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	Sep 17 '24	Option Exercise	38.33	3,010	115,373	50,603	Sep 18 03:07 PM
FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	Sep 17 '24	Sale	55.57	3,010	167,269	47,593	Sep 18 03:07 PM
Nichols Brian W	Vice President & Controller	Sep 17 '24	Sale	55.70	4,000	222,800	14,063	Sep 18 03:02 PM
Nichols Brian W	Vice President & Controller	Jul 19 '24	Sale	54.53	2,000	109,060	18,063	Jul 22 11:54 AM
MCMULLEN W RODNEY	Chairman of the Board and CEO	Jun 26 '24	Option Exercise	24.66	300,000	7,399,500	4,049,205	Jun 27 01:35 PM
Foley Todd A	Senior VP & Interim CFO	Apr 26 '24	Option Exercise	38.33	8,005	306,832	53,574	Apr 29 10:56 AM
Foley Todd A	Senior VP & Interim CFO	Apr 26 '24	Sale	55.69	6,616	368,467	46,958	Apr 29 10:56 AM
Kimball Kenneth C	Senior Vice President	Apr 25 '24	Option Exercise	28.05	30,251	848,541	135,549	Apr 26 10:58 AM
Kimball Kenneth C	Senior Vice President	Apr 25 '24	Sale	55.98	30,251	1,693,451	105,298	Apr 26 10:58 AM
FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	Apr 23 '24	Option Exercise	38.33	2,672	102,418	7,697	Apr 24 03:03 PM
FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	Apr 23 '24	Sale	57.03	3,929	224,072	3,768	Apr 24 03:03 PM
Jabbar Valerie L.	Senior Vice President	Apr 23 '24	Sale	55.52	15,000	832,800	77,696	Apr 24 02:54 PM
Massa Timothy A	Senior Vice President	Apr 23 '24	Option Exercise	38.33	29,970	1,148,750	260,831	Apr 24 02:49 PM
Massa Timothy A	Senior Vice President	Apr 23 '24	Sale	57.18	29,970	1,713,685	230,861	Apr 24 02:49 PM
Adcock Mary Ellen	Senior Vice President	Apr 23 '24	Option Exercise	24.75	82,806	2,049,243	276,275	Apr 24 02:46 PM
Adcock Mary Ellen	Senior Vice President	Apr 23 '24	Sale	55.61	82,806	4,605,194	193,469	Apr 24 02:46 PM

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