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Considering Investing in Kroger? Here's What You Need to Know

Large-cap Consumer Staples company Kroger has logged a 2.5% change today on a trading volume of 2,292,996. The average volume for the stock is 5,557,598.

The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. Based in Cincinnati, United States the company has 414,000 full time employees and a market cap of $38,568,902,656. Kroger currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.2% per year.

The company is now trading -8.05% away from its average analyst target price of $58.11 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $48.0 to $70.0, and on average give Kroger a rating of buy.

Over the last 52 weeks, KR stock has risen 12.8%, which amounts to a -10.8% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $58.34 whereas its 52 week low is $42.1 per share. With its net margins declining an average -11.5% over the last 6 years, Kroger may not have a strong enough profitability trend to support its stock price.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 150,039,000 2,164,000 1 -50.0
2022 148,258,000 2,244,000 2 100.0
2021 137,888,000 1,655,000 1 -50.0
2020 132,498,000 2,585,000 2 100.0
2019 122,286,000 1,659,000 1 -66.67
2018 121,852,000 3,110,000 3
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