Shares of Consumer Staples sector company Kroger moved 2.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $72.22. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 4,453,321 compared to its average volume of 7,817,945. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company is based in Cincinnati and has 409,000 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $47,745,376,256. Kroger currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.8% per year.
22 analysts are following Kroger and have set target prices ranging from $58.0 to $85.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, KR is trading -3.07% away from its average analyst target price of $74.5 per share.
Over the last year, KR's share price has increased by 35.4%, which represents a difference of 24.3% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $74.11 per share whereas its 52 week low is $50.69. Kroger's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $2.52 Billion, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -8.3%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,794,000 | 4,017,000 | 1,777,000 | -38.38 |
| 2023 | 6,788,000 | 3,904,000 | 2,884,000 | 103.1 |
| 2022 | 4,498,000 | 3,078,000 | 1,420,000 | -60.29 |
| 2021 | 6,190,000 | 2,614,000 | 3,576,000 | -9.47 |
| 2020 | 6,815,000 | 2,865,000 | 3,950,000 | 157.16 |
| 2019 | 4,664,000 | 3,128,000 | 1,536,000 |
