Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sells Kellanova (NYSE:K) Shares

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Kellanova (NYSE:K). In a filing disclosed on January 06th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Kellanova stock on December 11th.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 11/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 10/29/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 10/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 10/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 10/22/2025.

Kellanova Stock Performance

K opened at $83.44 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.92, a PEG ratio of 11.61 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a fifty day moving average of $83.37 and a 200 day moving average of $81.34. Kellanova has a fifty-two week low of $76.48 and a fifty-two week high of $83.65.

Kellanova (NYSE:K) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.06. Kellanova had a net margin of 10.08% and a return on equity of 31.73%. The business had revenue of $3.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. The business’s revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Kellanova will post 3.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kellanova Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. Kellanova’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.74%.

Institutional Trading of Kellanova

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in K. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kellanova during the first quarter worth approximately $208,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Kellanova by 4.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 274,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,604,000 after purchasing an additional 10,765 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Kellanova by 135.7% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 125,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,393,000 after purchasing an additional 72,547 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kellanova by 9.6% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $639,000 after buying an additional 679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV boosted its stake in shares of Kellanova by 1.2% during the first quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 34,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,826,000 after buying an additional 410 shares during the period. 83.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

K has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded Kellanova from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kellanova from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $83.50.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state’s history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor’s degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Kellanova Company Profile

Kellanova (NYSE: K) is a global consumer foods company formed from the reorganization of the historic Kellogg business. The company focuses on the manufacture, marketing and distribution of packaged food products across several categories, with an emphasis on snacks, ready-to-eat cereals, frozen breakfast and other convenience foods. Kellanova’s operations draw on a long consumer-brands heritage and a portfolio designed to reach everyday retail and snack occasions around the world.

Kellanova’s activities include product development, manufacturing, marketing and global supply-chain management for branded food products.