Drake & Associates LLC Has $1.67 Million Stock Holdings in The Kroger Co. $KR

Drake & Associates LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) by 29.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 26,714 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,202 shares during the period. Drake & Associates LLC’s holdings in Kroger were worth $1,669,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kera Capital Partners Inc. raised its stake in Kroger by 51.9% during the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 5,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,000 after acquiring an additional 1,971 shares in the last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Kroger in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Kroger by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 41,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,605,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Kroger by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,816,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $425,879,000 after purchasing an additional 489,058 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Kroger by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 354,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,293,000 after purchasing an additional 35,711 shares during the last quarter. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Kroger News

Here are the key news stories impacting Kroger this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat estimates and identical sales excluding fuel rose 1.0%, showing Kroger still has steady demand for groceries and essentials. Reuters: Kroger beats quarterly sales estimates
• Positive Sentiment: eCommerce grew 19% and became profitable, while the media segment also turned profitable, which supports longer-term growth. Yahoo Finance: Kroger Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Kroger reaffirmed full-year guidance, suggesting management still expects the business to stay on track despite a tougher consumer backdrop. Yahoo Finance: Kroger Delivers Revenue Beat While Reaffirming Full-Year Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: New CEO Greg Foran emphasized store improvements and broader price investments, which could help traffic but require execution and time to show up in results. WSJ: Kroger’s New CEO Wants Better Stores and More of Them
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed by a penny, and investors appear to be punishing the stock for even a small earnings miss in a low-growth retail environment. Zacks: Kroger Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure and rising operating costs are the main concern, especially as Kroger uses price cuts to defend market share. MSN: Kroger seeing costs outrun sales growth

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Kroger from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 target price (up from $75.00) on shares of Kroger in a research note on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Kroger in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Kroger in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $70.00 price target on shares of Kroger in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $74.67.

Kroger Trading Down 8.5%

KR opened at $56.57 on Friday. The Kroger Co. has a 1-year low of $56.32 and a 1-year high of $76.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.65 billion, a PE ratio of 36.97, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $65.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.40.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, June 18th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by ($0.01). Kroger had a return on equity of 41.08% and a net margin of 0.69%.The company had revenue of $46.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.49 earnings per share. Kroger’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Kroger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.100-5.30 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that The Kroger Co. will post 5.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.