Kroger FY2025 EPS Forecast Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kroger in a report released 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on shares of Kroger from $52.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Kroger from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of Kroger from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Kroger from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Melius Research started coverage on shares of Kroger in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $55.00 price objective on the stock. Five 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kroger currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.33.

Kroger Price Performance

KR stock opened at $60.74 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $57.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.65. The stock has a market cap of $43.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.48. Kroger has a 1 year low of $43.51 and a 1 year high of $61.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $33.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $34.19 billion. Kroger had a net margin of 1.85% and a return on equity of 27.73%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.95 EPS.

Kroger Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.11%. Kroger’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.86%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kroger news, VP Brian W. Nichols sold 6,922 shares of Kroger stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.80, for a total transaction of $386,247.60. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $784,715.40. This trade represents a 32.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Carin L. Fike sold 3,010 shares of Kroger stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.57, for a total transaction of $167,265.70. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 47,593 shares in the company, valued at $2,644,743.01. This trade represents a 5.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 58,821 shares of company stock worth $3,445,490 over the last quarter. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new stake in Kroger in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new stake in Kroger in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Kroger during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kroger during the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. 80.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.