18,500 Shares in The Kroger Co. $KR Bought by Pensionfund Sabic

Pensionfund Sabic bought a new position in shares of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 18,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,156,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WESPAC Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Kroger by 1.2% in the third quarter. WESPAC Advisors LLC now owns 13,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $916,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Kroger by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 1,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas boosted its stake in Kroger by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 18,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Kroger by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $665,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Finally, MRP Capital Investments LLC grew its holdings in Kroger by 24.1% in the 2nd quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on KR. Morgan Stanley set a $73.00 price target on Kroger and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Kroger from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $82.00 target price on shares of Kroger in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kroger in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Kroger from $73.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 5th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $74.56.

Kroger Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of KR opened at $70.34 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $68.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.62. The Kroger Co. has a 12-month low of $58.60 and a 12-month high of $76.58.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.08. Kroger had a return on equity of 41.08% and a net margin of 0.69%.The company had revenue of $34.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.14 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Kroger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.100-5.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that The Kroger Co. will post 4.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Kroger Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Kroger’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 91.50%.

More Kroger News

Here are the key news stories impacting Kroger this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kroger launched two 4X Fuel Points spring weekends (Mar 27–29 and Apr 3–5), a sales-driving promotion that should boost traffic and basket sizes in the short term. Kroger 4X Fuel Points
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large options activity: traders bought ~20,700 call contracts (a ~53% rise vs. typical). That indicates short-term bullish positioning by some market participants, which can support upward moves if catalysts arrive. (internal trading note)
• Positive Sentiment: Kroger is investing ~$112M in central Ohio for new stores and renovations — a concrete growth/capex deployment that supports sales expansion and market share. Kroger invests in Ohio
• Positive Sentiment: Analysis pieces argue Kroger is relatively attractively priced versus peers like Walmart, which could draw value-focused investors over time. Kroger valuation view
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 / sector write-ups benchmark Kroger’s results: Kroger beat EPS but missed revenue slightly in the most recent quarter and set FY26 EPS guidance (5.10–5.30), which leaves investors parsing margin trends and sales mix. Q4 benchmarking
• Neutral Sentiment: Kroger refunded $1.4M to Groveland for city projects (administrative/local impact; limited financial materiality). Groveland refund
• Neutral Sentiment: Former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen was subpoenaed to testify in litigation related to the Albertsons merger — a legal/disclosure development investors will monitor but is not yet a direct financial hit. McMullen subpoena
• Negative Sentiment: Kroger was named in recalls covering 37 million pounds of frozen foods (Trader Joe’s and Kroger products). Recalls raise near-term costs, logistics/headache risk and can pressure margins and customer confidence. Frozen food recall
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple local safety incidents at stores (assault/shooting reports) are drawing media attention and could weigh on store traffic or increase security costs in affected markets. Store safety incident Parking lot shooting

Kroger Company Profile

The Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) is one of the largest supermarket operators in the United States, offering a wide range of retail grocery and related services. Founded in Cincinnati in 1883 by Bernard Kroger, the company operates a portfolio of supermarket and multi-department store banners and provides customers with fresh foods, packaged groceries, deli and bakery items, meat and seafood, produce, and prepared foods. Kroger’s stores commonly include pharmacy services and fuel centers, positioning the company as a broad-based neighborhood retail destination for everyday needs.

In addition to traditional in-store retailing, Kroger manufactures and distributes a variety of private-label brands and operates its own food production and supply-chain facilities.